Gregg Vs Georgia Case Study
Gregg v. Georgia My Legal Brief of the Case
Facts: Gregg argues that capital punishment is cruel and unusual, so it violates his constitutional rights protected under the Eighth Amendment. In 1972 the U.S, Supreme Court ruled in Furman v. Georgia, that the death penalty couldn’t be used in an arbitrary manner, in any state.
Issues: Gregg, who was sentenced to death, argues that society has evolved to a point, where capital punishment should no longer be viewed as an acceptable form of punishment. That imposing the death penalty violates a convicted person’s Eighth and Fourteenth Amendment rights.
Laws: Fifth Amendment states a person can’t be tried for the same offense twice, they also can’t be denied life liberty, or property
Facts: Gregg argues that capital punishment is cruel and unusual, so it violates his constitutional rights protected under the Eighth Amendment. In 1972 the U.S, Supreme Court ruled in Furman v. Georgia, that the death penalty couldn’t be used in an arbitrary manner, in any state.
Issues: Gregg, who was sentenced to death, argues that society has evolved to a point, where capital punishment should no longer be viewed as an acceptable form of punishment. That imposing the death penalty violates a convicted person’s Eighth and Fourteenth Amendment rights.
Laws: Fifth Amendment states a person can’t be tried for the same offense twice, they also can’t be denied life liberty, or property