Furman V. Georgia: The Death Penalty Case, Revised Edition
- ISBN-10
- 1464501785
- ISBN-13
- 9781464501784
- Series
- Furman V. Georgia
- Category
- Juvenile Nonfiction
- Pages
- 137
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2013-04
- Publisher
- Enslow Publishers, Inc.
- Author
- D.J. Herda
Description
Should the death penalty be considered cruel and unusual punishment? This was the question brought before the United States Supreme Court in 1972. In FURMAN V. GEORGIA: THE DEATH PENALTY CASE, author D. J. Herda examines the ideas and arguments behind this landmark case. Presented in a lively, thought-provoking overview, Herda brings to life the people and events of this controversial decision and sheds light on the current controversy still raging across the country today.
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