U.S. Constitution: Eighth Amendment

Further Guarantees in Criminal Cases

Amendment Text

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