ty in their statutes. This case claimed that one must have a bifurcated trial before given the death penalty, which means having a two-part trial. First one must determine guilt then the defendant can either receive the life in prison or the death penalty. This makes capital punishment constitutional. This provided a guided map for all states to strictly follow that would guarantee them defense from lawsuits based on Eighth Amendment grounds.
             One that opposes the death penalty wouldn't believe that the death penalty is constitutional. For those who do resist have the trouble in thinking justice is served by taking another life in return. Not only are we taking another life we are taking the risk of that person being innocent. "The more people on death row, the greater chance of mistakes." Errors can be made very easily in these types of cases because there are pressures from
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