Georgia v.Furman

Georgia .vs.Furman refers to a June 29, 1972 decision of the U.S. Supreme Court. This decision declared unconstitutional the then used United States death penalty statute and thus commuted to life in prison the death sentences of over 950 inmates ( amongst them Charles Manson (1934-) ]], Leslie Van Houten and Tex Watson).The death penalty was reinstated in The United States of America in 1976.The first "modern era" execution in the U. S. took place on January 17, 1977 when Gary Gilmore was executed in Draper, Utah by firing squad.