Eighth Amendment (U.S. Constitution)
GPTKB entity
Statements (24)
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| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:constitutional_law
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| gptkbp:appliesTo |
gptkb:United_States_federal_government
U.S. states (via Fourteenth Amendment) |
| gptkbp:author |
gptkb:First_United_States_Congress
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| gptkbp:category |
gptkb:constitutional_law
Criminal law Human rights |
| gptkbp:citation |
gptkb:Furman_v._Georgia
gptkb:Atkins_v._Virginia gptkb:Gregg_v._Georgia gptkb:Roper_v._Simmons gptkb:Trop_v._Dulles |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Eighth Amendment (U.S. Constitution)
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| gptkbp:influencedBy |
English Bill of Rights (1689)
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| gptkbp:interpretedBy |
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
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| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:United_States
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| gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:United_States_Bill_of_Rights
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| gptkbp:prohibits |
excessive bail
excessive fines cruel and unusual punishments |
| gptkbp:ratifiedBy |
December 15, 1791
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| gptkbp:text |
Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:civil_asset_forfeiture
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6
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