Can the 8th Amendment Rights Protect You?
[Tweet ““Excessive bail shall not be required…”] The 8th Amendment rights of the U.S. Constitution reads: “Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.”1 Ratified in 1791, the 8th Amendment Rights has 3 provisions: the excessive bail clause, the excessive fines clause, and cruel and punishment clause. …