In 1972, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled (in Furman v. Georgia) that the death penalty ___________.
A) is unconstitutional
B) is legal if imposed fairly and equally
C) is cruel and unusual punishment
D) may applied without limitations according to the laws of each state
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