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Furman v. Georgia The case that I was assigned is Furman v. Georgia. In this report I will discuss three major areas of this case. This case was held or argued January 17, 1972. The case ended or was decided June 29, 1972. The three major areas that I will discuss are: the argument of the case, the death penalty according to the 8th Amendment, and the decision or the conclusion of the case. I will not express my opinion in this report because my opinion would not be suitable for this issue. I will only express what is constitutional according to the 8th Amendment. Furman v. Georgia followed shortly after the rape and murder cases of three African American convicts. Each convicted person received the death penalty. The argument of the Furman case was that h