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Author : Burt M. Henson
Release : 1996
Genre : Capital punishment
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Book Rating : 854/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Furman V. Georgia by : Burt M. Henson
Download or read book Furman V. Georgia written by Burt M. Henson. This book was released on 1996. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses the history of capital punishment, explains the United States Supreme Court's decision in Furman v. Georgia, and explores the impact of this case.
Author : D.J. Herda
Release : 2013-04
Genre : Juvenile Nonfiction
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Book Rating : 785/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Furman V. Georgia by : D.J. Herda
Download or read book Furman V. Georgia written by D.J. Herda. This book was released on 2013-04. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Should the death penalty be considered cruel and unusual punishment? This was the question brought before the United States Supreme Court in 1972. In FURMAN V. GEORGIA: THE DEATH PENALTY CASE, author D. J. Herda examines the ideas and arguments behind this landmark case. Presented in a lively, thought-provoking overview, Herda brings to life the people and events of this controversial decision and sheds light on the current controversy still raging across the country today.
Author : Greg Roensch
Release : 2009
Genre : Capital punishment
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Book Rating : 352/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Furman V. Georgia by : Greg Roensch
Download or read book Furman V. Georgia written by Greg Roensch. This book was released on 2009. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the summer of 1967, William Henry Furman broke into a house in Savannah, Georgia. He carried a pistol that night in case he ran into trouble, but he never intended to fire the gun. Instead, his plan was simply to rob the house as quickly and quietly as possible without running into anyone. Unfortunately, things didn't go as planned for Furman. There are different accounts of what happened next, but one thing is known for sure: Before Furman fled the house, his gun went off and killed a man. William Furman was convicted of murder and sentenced to die in the electric chair. This chain of events provides the background for the Supreme Court's landmark death penalty ruling in Furman v. Georgia. This new title in the celebrated Great Supreme Court Decisions series recounts the story behind one of the most controversial cases ever to hit the nation's highest court.
Author : Rebecca Stefoff
Release : 2008
Genre : Juvenile Nonfiction
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Book Rating : 830/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Furman V. Georgia by : Rebecca Stefoff
Download or read book Furman V. Georgia written by Rebecca Stefoff. This book was released on 2008. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the 1972 Supreme Court case Furman v. Georgia in regard to the death penalty.
Author : Evan J. Mandery
Release : 2013-08-19
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 586/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis A Wild Justice: The Death and Resurrection of Capital Punishment in America by : Evan J. Mandery
Download or read book A Wild Justice: The Death and Resurrection of Capital Punishment in America written by Evan J. Mandery. This book was released on 2013-08-19. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New York Times Book Review Editor's Choice Drawing on never-before-published original source detail, the epic story of two of the most consequential, and largely forgotten, moments in Supreme Court history. For two hundred years, the constitutionality of capital punishment had been axiomatic. But in 1962, Justice Arthur Goldberg and his clerk Alan Dershowitz dared to suggest otherwise, launching an underfunded band of civil rights attorneys on a quixotic crusade. In 1972, in a most unlikely victory, the Supreme Court struck down Georgia’s death penalty law in Furman v. Georgia. Though the decision had sharply divided the justices, nearly everyone, including the justices themselves, believed Furman would mean the end of executions in America. Instead, states responded with a swift and decisive showing of support for capital punishment. As anxiety about crime rose and public approval of the Supreme Court declined, the stage was set in 1976 for Gregg v. Georgia, in which the Court dramatically reversed direction. A Wild Justice is an extraordinary behind-the-scenes look at the Court, the justices, and the political complexities of one of the most racially charged and morally vexing issues of our time.
