Alejandrina Carreno
Mrs. Kemp
Civics
May 3, 2015
Gregg v. Georgia The case of Gregg v. Georgia involved the case of Troy Gregg versus the state of Georgia. The case was decided by the United States Supreme Court in July of 1976 in which involved the sentencing of the death penalty. Troy Leon Gregg, was arrested in 1973 due to armed robbery and murder convictions, it was believed that Gregg was involved in the robbery and murder of two men in Georgia. The convicted felon Troy Gregg and his companion Floyd Allen were hitchhiking in the state of Florida when they were picked up by Fred Simmons and Bob Moore who also picked up a man by the name of Dennis Weaver. Dennis Weaver was later dropped off in Atlanta Georgia leaving …show more content…
Georgia. The United States Supreme Court had requested the writ of certiorari to further their decision and also decided to affirm the state's decision, the court affirmed the previous sentence seven to two in favor of the state on July 2, 1976. The United States Supreme Court decided to take on the case due to their beliefs and opinions on morals in society. The court wanted to clarify the issue of the death penalty to further emphasize or change the current laws that were in place as well as to terminate further discussion and finalize the court’s decision on cases that included the death penalty seeing as there were many who disagreed with the sentence as well as the sentence's relation to the constitution. On July 2, 1976 the United States Supreme Court had made a decision which had affirmed the previous sentences against Troy Gregg. The decision was seven to two in favor of Georgia State. Some court justices such as Justice White believed that "The offender by his act of murder, armed robbery, or kidnapping knowingly created a great risk of death to more than one person in a public place by means of a weapon or device which would normally be hazardous to the lives of more than one person." (law.cornell.edu) In terms of the death penalty, I might have to disagree with court justice. The death penalty is mainly used for capital offenses such as murder. In my opinion, what makes one murder justified compared to another? Two wrongs do not make a right, and murdering a murderer makes two murderers in the system in my own opinion. What makes the death of one individual better than the death of a different individual? If the court system believes in equal rights, why do they feel that the life of one individual is more important than another? I ask myself these questions when reading the factual evidence in this case, and due to these questions I have to disagree with the majority of the United
Mrs. Kemp
Civics
May 3, 2015
Gregg v. Georgia The case of Gregg v. Georgia involved the case of Troy Gregg versus the state of Georgia. The case was decided by the United States Supreme Court in July of 1976 in which involved the sentencing of the death penalty. Troy Leon Gregg, was arrested in 1973 due to armed robbery and murder convictions, it was believed that Gregg was involved in the robbery and murder of two men in Georgia. The convicted felon Troy Gregg and his companion Floyd Allen were hitchhiking in the state of Florida when they were picked up by Fred Simmons and Bob Moore who also picked up a man by the name of Dennis Weaver. Dennis Weaver was later dropped off in Atlanta Georgia leaving …show more content…
Georgia. The United States Supreme Court had requested the writ of certiorari to further their decision and also decided to affirm the state's decision, the court affirmed the previous sentence seven to two in favor of the state on July 2, 1976. The United States Supreme Court decided to take on the case due to their beliefs and opinions on morals in society. The court wanted to clarify the issue of the death penalty to further emphasize or change the current laws that were in place as well as to terminate further discussion and finalize the court’s decision on cases that included the death penalty seeing as there were many who disagreed with the sentence as well as the sentence's relation to the constitution. On July 2, 1976 the United States Supreme Court had made a decision which had affirmed the previous sentences against Troy Gregg. The decision was seven to two in favor of Georgia State. Some court justices such as Justice White believed that "The offender by his act of murder, armed robbery, or kidnapping knowingly created a great risk of death to more than one person in a public place by means of a weapon or device which would normally be hazardous to the lives of more than one person." (law.cornell.edu) In terms of the death penalty, I might have to disagree with court justice. The death penalty is mainly used for capital offenses such as murder. In my opinion, what makes one murder justified compared to another? Two wrongs do not make a right, and murdering a murderer makes two murderers in the system in my own opinion. What makes the death of one individual better than the death of a different individual? If the court system believes in equal rights, why do they feel that the life of one individual is more important than another? I ask myself these questions when reading the factual evidence in this case, and due to these questions I have to disagree with the majority of the United