The Supreme Court briefly outlawed which of the following in the 1970s by asserting that it was being imposed in an arbitrary manner?

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In the 1972 case Furman v. Georgia, the Supreme Court ruled that the death penalty as applied was unconstitutional because it was imposed in an arbitrary and capricious manner, violating the Eighth Amendment's prohibition of cruel and unusual punishment. The Court did not outlaw capital punishment entirely, but rather required states to revise their death penalty statutes to ensure they were not applied arbitrarily.

The Supreme Court Briefly Outlawed Which of the Following in the 1970s