Author

Publication

1994 - Enslow Publishers, Hillside, NJ, U.S.A, New Jersey

Language

English

Word Count

26,000 words, Guess

Page Count

104 pages

Identifiers

  • Internet Archivefurmanvgeorgiad00herd
  • ISBN-100894904892
  • ISBN-139780894904899
  • Goodreads1952547
  • LibraryThing1783496
and 3 more

Classifications

  • DDC345.73/0773
  • DDC347.305773
  • LCCKF228.F87 H47 1994

Alternate Titles

  • Furman versus Georgia.

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.

Subjects

Topics

Capital punishmentTrials, litigationJuvenile literatureLaw, juvenile literatureGeorgia, juvenile literatureFurman, William Henry -- Trials, litigation, etcCapital punishment -- Georgia -- Juvenile literature

People

William Henry Furman

Series Statement

  • Landmark Supreme Court cases

Other Editions

  • Furman v. Georgia: the death penalty caseEnslow Publishers1994-01-01

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