Basically, the Court found that the death penalty is cruel and unusual if the punishment was too severe for the crime, if it was arbitrary, or if it was no more effective than a less severe penalty. Unfortunately, the opinion given by the Court in the Furman case just allowed the states to draw up new statutes that were made sure tin follow the new guidelines set forth by the court...
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Unfortunately, the opinion given by the Court in the Furman case just allowed the states to draw up new statutes that were made sure tin follow the new guidelines set forth by the court. In the case of Gregg v. Georgia (428 U.S. 153,96 S.Ct.2909), the Court found, as a majority that the death penalty did not constitute cruel and unusual punishment as a whole...
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