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In its 1972 furman v. Georgia ruiling, why did the Supreme Court strike down all state laws allowing the death penalty? -gradpoint

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It argued the death penalty was chosen with good reason.

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The Supreme Court, in Furman, was worried about arbitrary applications of the Death Penalty.

So, it put a moratorium in place until the States were able to sort some of the inconsistencies out.

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