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STERN, J.
In five separate cases, decided on July 2, 1976, the United States Supreme Court held that the death penalty was not unconstitutional per se as cruel and unusual punishment. Gregg v. Georgia (1976), ___ U. S. ___, 49 L. Ed. 2d 859; Proffitt v. Florida (1976), ___ U. S. ___, 49 L. Ed. 2d 913; Jurek v. Texas (1976), ___ U. S. ___, 49 L. Ed. 2d 929; Woodson v. North Carolina (1976),...
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