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U.S. Constitution 8th Amendment

U.S. Constitution > 8th Amendment - Further Guarantees in Criminal Cases




    Bail, fines and punishments. Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.

[Proposed by Congress in 1789 and ratified by the necessary number of states in 1791]

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Questions & Answers: Punishments and Sentencing

March 3, 2008 I was convicted of felony forgery (5), on March 3, 2013 my probation was set to expire, prior to this the court held a probation review in which I was extended for ...
if someone was sentenced in 2008 for exaggerated robbery and is wanting to file for early release dose the revised code apply for them. this was his first offense, his security le...
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Gaylord hill, To your question, yes how ever much jail time he had in, that gets credited to his sentencing to prison. But if his points are high, (points system is all the times h...
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