There have been many cases that have been relevant to the 8th amendment. Some of the more well know are Atkins VS Virginia in 1998, Gregg VS Georgia in 1976 and Weems VS United States in 1910.
Some famous court cases attached to the Eighth Amendment are:
Turnipseed v. State (1844)
Weems v. United States (1910)
Louisiana ex rel. Francis v. Resweber (1947)
Furman v. Georgia (1972)
Gregg v. Georgia (1976) - Overturned Furman v. Georgia
Rhodes v. Chapman (1981)
Heath v. Alabama, (1985)
Hudson v. McMillan (1992)
Madrid v. Gomez-a class action suit against California's Pelican Bay state prison in 1993
Lewis v. Casey (1996)
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Capital Punishment would be an example. That being that the punishment can not be cruel or unusual- no torturing in any cases whats so ever.
Butty
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The eighth (8th) amendment of the Constitution assures the U.S. citizens that there is no excessive bail or no cruel and unusual punishment.8th Amendment. Amendment 8
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It is good because it is fair for another people, and it's not good because the person who is punished it not fair for them. I THINK SO
james madison created the 8th amendment
The 8th amendment of the Bill of Rights.
It is the 8th Amendment
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The 8th Amendment guarantees that punishments will be fair, and not cruel, and that extraordinarily large fines will not be set. When the punishment is greater than the crime.
That is the 8th amendment.
The 8th Amendment