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Homework Assignment #53
8th Amendment Gregg v. Georgia
Instructions: Read the Gregg v. Georgia case and answer the following questions.
1. Why did Justice Stewart feel the death penalty was a part of American tradition and
custom in law enforcement?
2. How did the state legislatures response to the Furman decision support the contention
that society supports the death penalty?
3. What two purposes does the death penalty serve? Does the death penalty help to
fulfill those two purposes?
4. According to Stewart, in the Furman decision. Why was the death penalty law struck
down?
5. How did Georgia, according to Stewart, change its death penalty law to minimize the
risk of it being “wholly arbitrary and capricious”?
6. How did these changes in the law help the jury reach a better decision regarding the
death penalty?
7. How does the Georgia law requiring automatic appeal of all death sentences help
defendants in a death penalty case?
8. In comparing the Gregg Case to the Furman Case, why did Stewart feel the death
penalty was not in violation of 8th amendment?