Gregg Vs. Georgia Leon Gregg was found guilty on two counts of murder and two armed robberies. After being being convicted to the crime Leon Gregg was sentenced to death penalty,two groups argued over this case, petitioners and. respondents. The petitioners argue that the death penalty was cruel and inhuman, it violated the 8th amendment, and they believe he was sentenced to death because of his race. On the other side, the Respondents argued that the death penalty was not extreme compared to the crime he committed, it was constitutional, and that race didn't play any role in the decision. In the case of Gregg vs. Georgia, I rule in favor of Georgia because the decision of the death penalty did not violate the 8th amendment, his race did not play any role in the court's ruling of death penalty, and letting him live is more inhumane than killing him. …show more content…
Georgia. Gregg committed two counts of murder. These murders were also committed alongside an armed robbery of the victims for their money and automobile. All of these factors, along with the murders themselves being horrible and inhumane, make the death penalty, in this case, not a cruel or unusual punishment, and completely constitutional. When their argument of the 8th amendment fails, the petitioners turn to racial discrimination to explain when Leon Gregg was punished by death. Mr. Gregg’s race did not have any role in the decision of the death sentencing. The petitioners stated that he was sentenced to death not because of his crimes but because he was African American. However, Mr. Leon Gregg was a white white man or any race but African American. In addition, there were a lot of men from different races that had been sentenced to death for committing a similar crime o Mr. Gregg. The death sentence was simple and utterly based off of the crimes he committed and not his