What two Supreme Court Rulings led to the bifurcated process for death penalty sentencing?

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Furman v. Georgia (1972) struck down Georgia's death penalty statutes as arbitrary and capricious, violating the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments, which led to the bifurcated process for death penalty sentencing. Gregg v. Georgia (1976) upheld Georgia's revised statutes, which included a separate sentencing hearing where aggravating and mitigating circumstances are weighed in determining whether to impose the death penalty or a lesser sentence.

What Two Supreme Court Rulings Led to the Bifurcated Process