U.S. Constitution: Eighth Amendment

Eighth Amendment - Further Guarantees in Criminal Cases

Amendment Text | Annotations  

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

Annotations

• Excessive Bail  
• Excessive Fines  
• Cruel and Unusual Punishments  
• Style of Interpretation  
• ''Cruel and Unusual Punishments''  
• Capital Punishment  
• Proportionality  
• Prisons and Punishment  
• Limitation of Clause to Criminal Punishment