In the Matter of L.M.P., a Child v. the State of Texas

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• holding that the imposition of the death penalty in an arbitrary manner constitutes cruel and unusual punishment in violation of the eighth and fourteenth amendments to the United States Constitution
• holding that the imposition of the death penalty in an arbitrary manner constitutes cruel and unusual punishment in violation of the eighth and fourteenth amendments to the United States Constitution
• holding that death penalty cannot be imposed using sentencing procedures that create a risk of arbitrary and discriminatory enforcement
• holding that the death penalty scheme in Georgia constituted cruel and unusual punishment in violation of the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments
• holding that death penalty cannot be imposed using sentencing procedures that create a risk of arbitrary and discriminatory enforcement
• recognizing that the Supreme Court treats capital and noncapital cases differently

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