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Furman v. Georgia

Further Readings



  • Aguirre, Adalberto. Race, Racism, and the Death Penalty in the United States. Berrien Spring, MI: Vande Vere, 1991.
  • Horwitz, Elinor Lander. Capital Punishment, U.S.A. Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Co., 1973.
  • Johnson, John W. Historic U.S. Court Cases, 1690-1990: An Encyclopedia. New York: Garland Publishing, 1992.
  • Masur, Louis P. Rites of Execution: Capital Punishment and the Transformation Of American Culture. New York: Oxford University Press, 1989.
  • Radelet, Michael L. In Spite of Innocence: Erroneous Convictions in Capital Cases. Boston: Northeastern University Press, 1992.
  • Trombley, Stephen. The Execution Protocol: Inside America's Capital Punishment Industry. New York: Crown Publishers, 1992.
  • Various Contributors. Congregation of the Condemned: Voices Against the Death Penalty. Buffalo, NY: Prometheus Books, 1991.

Additional topics

Law Library - American Law and Legal InformationNotable Trials and Court Cases - 1963 to 1972Furman v. Georgia - Significance, Furman Sentenced To Death, Court Severely Restricts Death Penalty, Jackson And Branch, Related Cases