THE EIGHTH AMENDMENT

THE EIGHTH AMENDMENT

• "Excessive Bail shall not be required, nor
• excessive fines imposed....."
• Corrupted Judges.

8th Amendment Cont.

• "...nor cruel or unusual punishments
• inflected."
• Forms of execution, torture and
• public embarrassment were unnecessary .

What it means today

• Death penalty?
• Solitary Confindment?
• -Herman Wallace
• Prison Guard Violence.

HOW DID THE 8TH AMMENDMENT COME ABOUT ?

• Bill of Rights
• To protect the citizens against
• unfair treatment, when convicted
• or accused.

How did the Eighth amendment come about?

• They were upset with the way
• the British treated them and
• wanted to make sure there
• would not be an abuse of power
• in the new government.

Important Case

• Titus Oates- "Popish Plot"
• - 1649, Perjury

CASE CONTINUED

• Punishment: Whipped daily.
• Serves as a model to the United States.