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Gregg v. Georgia (1976)

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-002358

A United States Supreme Court case that reaffirmed the constitutionality of the death penalty, provided it is applied under specific guidelines that prevent arbitrary or capricious imposition. The Court held that capital punishment itself does not violate the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments. This decision established a bifurcated trial process for capital cases.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-002358
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "definition": "A United States Supreme Court case that reaffirmed the constitutionality of the death penalty, provided it is applied under specific guidelines that prevent arbitrary or capricious imposition. The Court held that capital punishment itself does not violate the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments. This decision established a bifurcated trial process for capital cases.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/gregg-v-georgia-1976/"
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