LANDMARK SUPREME COURT CASES - cabarrus.k12.nc.us

DEATH PENALTY CAN BE CRUEL AND UNUSUAL IN CERTAIN CASES. Gregg v. Georgia. Gregg kills two people in a robbery. Is the death penalty cruel and unusual in all cases? 8TH DEATH PENALTY IN ITSELF IS NOT CRUEL AND UNUSUAL. Gideon v. Wainwright. POOR GUY DIDN’T HAVE LAWYER AND WAS FOUND GUILTY. 6TH, Was retried with an attorney and found innocent. ................
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