Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:constitutional_law
gptkbp:adoptedBy	December 15, 1791
gptkbp:appliesTo	gptkb:United_States_federal_government U.S. states (via incorporation through the Fourteenth Amendment)
gptkbp:category	gptkb:constitutional_law 1791 in American law Human rights in the United States
gptkbp:interpretedBy	gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:United_States_Bill_of_Rights
gptkbp:prohibits	excessive bail excessive fines cruel and unusual punishments
gptkbp:proposedBy	gptkb:First_United_States_Congress
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:Furman_v._Georgia gptkb:Atkins_v._Virginia gptkb:Gregg_v._Georgia gptkb:Roper_v._Simmons gptkb:Graham_v._Florida gptkb:Trop_v._Dulles
gptkbp:text	Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Estelle_v._Gamble gptkb:Atkins_v._Virginia gptkb:Roper_v._Simmons
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution