Furman v. Georgia
Subtitle: the death penalty case
By: D. J. Herda.
Edition: Rev. ed.
Series: Landmark Supreme Court cases, gold ed
Publisher: Enslow Pub.
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Berkeley Heights, NJ
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780766034280
Subjects: Furman, William Henry -- Trials, litigation, etc. -- Juvenile literature; Furman, William Henry -- Trials, litigation, etc; Capital punishment -- United States -- Juvenile literature; Capital punishment -- Georgia -- Juvenile literature; Capital punishment; Georgia -- Trials, litigation, etc. -- Juvenile literature
Genres: Juvenile literature
Description: "William Henry Furman was convicted of murder and sentenced to death after accidentally killing a resident of a home he was buglarizing. The constitutionality of the death penalty was challenged. This book examines the issues leading up to the case, the people involved in the case, and the present-day effects of the Court's decision"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.