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ruel and unusual punishment.Р在弗曼诉佐治亚一案中,最高法院的裁决结果是5 ∶ 4。最高法院发现,当时在许多州都施行的死刑违背了(宪法)第8 修正案禁止残酷和异常惩罚的规定。This led to difficulties for the state courts when state statutes in light of Furman were held unconstitutional and problems for state legislatures as they tried to redraft and enact capital punishment statutes that would fit within the scope of Furman.Р按照弗曼一案,州法律是不合宪法的,这就给州法院带来了许多困难。为适用于弗曼一案,州立法就得重新起草和制定死刑法规,这就给州立法带来了问题。РFour years later, in the Gregg case, the Supreme Court held that capital punishment was not in and of itself cruel and unusual punishment.Р四年后,在格里格一案中,最高法院裁定,死刑惩罚本质上不属于残酷和异常惩罚。However, the Court, in its dicta, stated that capital punishment would most likely be disproportionate, considering its finality, for crimes other than murder.Р然而,法院在其正式意见中写道,考虑到它的终结性,对非杀人罪处死刑的可能性很小。