Gregg v. Georgia, What Georgia Gave America: The Modern Death Penalty
77 Executions · 7 Exonerations Gregg v. Georgia (1976) is the Supreme Court case that re-started the death penalty in the United States after the application of capital statutes were declared unconstitutional four years prior in another case originating in our state, Furman v. Georgia. This year marks fifty years since that decision. In that time, Georgia has executed 77 people and exonerated 7. To ... Read more
