Discussion Post- 11/07

"The 8th Amendment Cruel and Unusual Punishment Clause and Proportionality"

• Read and analyze the article “Furman’s Resurrection: Proportionality Review and the Supreme Court’s Second Chance to Fulfill Furman’s Promise” located at http://cardozolawreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/SARMA_2009_238.pdf. Support or criticize the author’s position that the use of a meaningful proportionality review of a death penalty case can reduce the risk of an arbitrary death sentence. Justify your position.