In Furman v. Georgia (1972), the Court held that the death penalty was unconstitutional because _____.

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In Furman v. Georgia (1972), the Supreme Court held that the death penalty was unconstitutional as it was applied in a manner that was selective and arbitrary, violating the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments. This decision was based on the arbitrary nature of death penalty sentencing, leading to a temporary halt of capital punishment until states revised their sentencing laws.

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