The 1972 decision in ______ ruled that the death penalty as it was being administered was being applied in an arbitrary and capricious manner.

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The 1972 decision in Furman v. Georgia ruled that the death penalty as it was being administered at the time was unconstitutional because it was applied in an arbitrary and capricious manner, violating the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments.

The 1972 Decision in ______ Ruled That the Death Penalty