In Gregg v. Georgia, and in companion cases, the Supreme Court set up a series of reforms. These reforms are referred to as:

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The reforms established in Gregg v. Georgia and companion cases are referred to as guided discretion statutes. These statutes aimed to reduce the arbitrariness and bias in capital sentencing by providing a set of guidelines or factors that judges and juries should consider in determining whether to impose the death penalty. The goal was to balance the need for individualized justice with the need for fairness and consistency in the application of the death penalty.

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