The Gregg v. Georgia (1972) decision put a moratorium on the use of the death penalty as the U.S. Supreme Court felt its use was too arbitrary.

Name: The Gregg v. Georgia (1972) decision put a moratorium on the use of the death penalty as the U.S. Supreme Court felt its use was too arbitrary.
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The moratorium on the death penalty was established by the Furman v. Georgia (1972) decision, not Gregg v. Georgia. Gregg v. Georgia (1976) actually upheld the death penalty under revised statutes.

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