In the case of Furman v.Georgia,the U.S.Supreme Court held that:

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In Furman v. Georgia (1972), the U.S. Supreme Court held that the death penalty, as administered at the time, was unconstitutional because it was applied in an arbitrary and capricious manner, violating the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments. This led to the requirement for a two-stage trial process in death penalty cases, separating the guilt and sentencing phases to ensure fairer application of the death penalty.

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