Legal Opinion
Furman v. Georgia
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 28, 1971No. 5059; No. 5133; No. 5135PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Sup. Ct. Ga. Reported below: 225 Ga. 253, 167 S. E. 2d 628;
Sup. Ct. Ga. Reported below: 225 Ga. 790, 171 S. E. 2d 501; and
Ct. Crim. App. Tex. Reported below: 447 S. W. 2d 932. Certiorari granted limited to the-following question: “Does the imposition and carrying out of the death penalty in [these cases] constitute cruel and unusual punishment in violation of the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments?”
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Furman v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1969
- Branch v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1969
- Jackson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1969
3Cited by21 opinions
- Tarpley v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978
- Commonwealth. v. HossSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
- State v. FunicelloSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1972
- State v. DossSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1971
- State v. ChanceSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1971
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