In 1976, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the death penalty statutes of some states. The Supreme Court decided that state laws making the death penalty automatic were unconstitutional but those laws which provided a framework for discretion were constitutional. The first execution to follow the 1976 decisions was in 1977.
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Citation: Richert, Lucas Paul. "US Supreme Court confirms States' right to enforce the death penalty". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 October 2008 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=3653, accessed 26 November 2024.]
