POLI 4021 : POLI SCI FINAL
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Out law death penalty claiming it is cruel and unusual if carried out in "an arbitrary, discriminatory, and capricious manner". Overturning furman v. georgia, the case upheld new georgia death penalty laws requiring dual-phase trial and special circumstances; capital punishment does not constitute cruel & unusual punishment if it is not capricious, discriminatory or arbitrary. The imposition of the death penalty for rape of an adult woman is disproportionate, The ruling suggests that the death penalty cannot be cumulative in cases where the offense in question did not result in the death of the victim. Supreme court ruled that the mentally handicapped convicted defendants with an. Iq of 70 or less cannot be sentenced to capital punishment. He stuck three golf clubs (totaling ,197) down his pant legs and walked out of a store (without paying). He was convicted of grand theft (a felony).
