In the case of Furman v. Georgia (1972), the United States Supreme Court ruled that the death penalty - in specific cases - being arbitrarily and inconsistently imposed, often in a discriminatory manner. As a result, the imposition of the death penalty as a punishment was stopped throughout the United States.

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Corinne Fields

16 February, 19:45

In the case of Furman v. Georgia (1972), the United States Supreme Court ruled that the death penalty - in specific cases - being arbitrarily and inconsistently imposed, often in a discriminatory manner. As a result, the imposition of the death penalty as a punishment was stopped throughout the United States.

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Lisa Kent · Answer 1

False.

Furman v. Georgia did not cause the death penalty to be stopped in the United States.

Instead, States used Furman to reconfigure how they determined who should be put to death.