The LDF attorneys hoped that the arguments set forth in the Boykin v. Alabama brief would eventually become the basis for the de
ath penalty's complete abolition on Eighth Amendment grounds. In which of the following cases did the Supreme Court reject "mandatory" death penalty statutes passed by some states following Furman? Woodson v. North Carolina and Roberts v. Louisiana
Answer: Woodson v North Carolina and Roberts v Lousianna
Explanation:
In Boykin v. Alabama (1969), the Supreme Court examined the constitutionality of the death penalty for the first time.
By 1972, Furman v. Georgia ruled a Georgia death penalty law was cruel and unusual punishment, which is forbidden by the Eighth Amendment. In 1976 there were five "Death Penalty Cases". While Gregg v. Georgia, Jurek v. Texas, and Proffitt v. Florida, confirmed the states´ death penalties, Woodson v. North Carolina and Roberts v. Louisiana overturned the mandatory death sentences.
