Furman v. Georgia - Significance, Furman Sentenced To Death, Court Severely Restricts Death Penalty, Jackson And Branch, Related Cases
Appellant
William Henry Furman
Appellee
State of Georgia
Appellant's Claim
That the Georgia death penalty constituted cruel and unusual punishment in violation of the Eight and Fourteenth Amendments.
Chief Lawyers for Appellant
Anthony G. Amsterdam, Elizabeth B. Dubois, Jack Greenberg, Jack Himmelstein, B. Clarence Mayfield, Michael Meltsner
Chief Lawyers for Appellee
Dorothy T. Beasley, Arthur K. Bolton, Harold N. Hill, Jr., Andrew J. Ryan, Jr., Andrew J. Ryan III, Courtney Wilder Stanton
Justices for the Court
William J. Brennan, Jr., William O. Douglas, Thurgood Marshall, Potter Stewart, Byron R. White (unsigned)
Justices Dissenting
Harry A. Blackmun, Warren E. Burger, Lewis F. Powell, Jr., William H. Rehnquist
Place
Washington, D.C.
Date of Decision
29 June 1972
Decision
Georgia death penalty statute declared unconstitutional.
Sources
Sifakis, Carl. The Encyclopedia of American Crime. New York: Facts on File, 1982.
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