Furman v. Georgia (1972)

{
  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-002265",
  "term": "Furman v. Georgia (1972)",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "A landmark U.S. Supreme Court case that temporarily halted executions nationwide by ruling that the arbitrary and capricious application of the death penalty, as then practiced, constituted cruel and unusual punishment in violation of the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments. The decision did not declare the death penalty itself unconstitutional but rather the manner in which it was being imposed. This ruling led states to revise their capital punishment statutes to provide more objective standards.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/furman-v-georgia-1972/"
}