Furman v. Georgia Furman v. Georgia Furman v. Georgia was decided on June 29, 1972. "William Furman, a twenty-six-year-old b The Court decided, "Capital punishment, as it is man was convicted in Georgia of murderi imposed and carried out, violates the Eighth white woman while he was burglarizing h Amendment to the Constitution, which prohibits house. He claimed it was an accidental sh cruel and unusual' punishment" (Mauro 2006). but because it occurred during a felony, F "In a single decision the Court invalidated all existing capital punishment laws and removed was sentenced to the electric chair" (Ma the threat of death for hundreds of prison 2006). "One commentator called the imp inmates" (Mauro 2006). this case a 'constitutional earthquake". In decision the Court invalidated all existing Gregg v. Georgia punishment laws and removed the threat "In 1972, the Supreme Court ruled that the death death for hundreds of prison inmates" (M penalty systems then in place were 2006). unconstitutional violations of the Eighth Amendment's prohibition on 'cruel and unusual' Gregg v. Georgia punishments. In response to the decision, many "Troy Leon Gregg was found guilty on two states changed their death penalty systems. Four of murder and armed robbery in Georgia years later, Gregg v. Georgia (1976), reaffirmed was sentenced to capital punishment for the death penalty as constitutional" BillofRights. (n.d.). "The Georgia Supreme Court affirmed the crimes. Instead of accepting his sentence convictions. After reviewing the trial transcript challenged the verdict and claimed the d and record along with comparing the evidence in penalty was unconstitutional" CSPAN. (n. similar cases, the court upheld the death years after the Furman v. Georgia case, th sentences for the murders, concluding that they ruled that "capital punishment was again had not resulted from prejudice or any other constitutional" (Mauro 2006). arbitrary factor, and were not excessive or disproportionate to the penalty applied in similar cases" (Skelton 2020)