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In the case furman v. georgia,1972, the supreme court struck down all state laws allowing the death penalty. which was an important part of the court's decision?

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The most important part of the decision is that it was believed that the judges discretionary right to declare a death penalty were not consistent and that and that the death penalty was not because the judge and the jury couldn't adequately administer the punishment.
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