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AMENDMENT 8 - BAIL, EXCESSIVE FINES, CRUEL AND UNUSUAL PUNISHMENT

Short Summary

Bail, excessive fines, cruel and unusual punishment

Actual text

Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.

A Summary of Landmark U.S. Supreme Court Cases about the Eighth Amendment

Goss v. Lopez (1975)