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∙ 10y agoSome 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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∙ 13y agoCapital Punishment would be an example. That being that the punishment can not be cruel or unusual- no torturing in any cases whats so ever.
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∙ 11y agoButty
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∙ 11y agoyes...
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What amendment prevents excessive bail and fines?
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
Which amendment protects citizens from excessive fines or unusual punishment?
5th amendment
What is an example of why the 8th amendment is good and some examples of problems it caused?
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
What famous people involved with the 8th amendment are?
james madison created the 8th amendment
What amendment guarantees fair bail and punishment?
The 8th amendment of the Bill of Rights.
Which amendment prohibits excessive fines?
It is the 8th Amendment
What amendment protects you from excessive bail?
the 8th amendment
What is the amendment that limits fines and punishments?
amendment 8th
Which is the shortest amendment in the Bill of Rights?
8th amendment
Examples of the eighth amendment?
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.
What Amendment is Cruel and unusual punishment forbidden?
That is the 8th amendment.
Which amendment does not allow cruel and unusual punishment?
The 8th Amendment
