B. Further Verdicts- Flesh on the Bones of "Cruel and Unusual Punishment"
Although significant doctrinal developments relevant to present issue have occurred in various eighth amendment cases, however Wilkerson, Kemmler, and Resweber are the Supreme Court cases that most closely address the constitutionality of various methods of execution. An in dept study of these cases will offer a more complete definition of the meaning of cruel and unusual punishment. The Court's decision in Weems v. United States, is a landmark in eighth amendment law.
Weems introduced a more dynamic analysis that defines cruelty in terms of evolving social mores by breaking the earlier "historical interpretation" of the cruel and unusual punishment clause. As per the
Although significant doctrinal developments relevant to present issue have occurred in various eighth amendment cases, however Wilkerson, Kemmler, and Resweber are the Supreme Court cases that most closely address the constitutionality of various methods of execution. An in dept study of these cases will offer a more complete definition of the meaning of cruel and unusual punishment. The Court's decision in Weems v. United States, is a landmark in eighth amendment law.
Weems introduced a more dynamic analysis that defines cruelty in terms of evolving social mores by breaking the earlier "historical interpretation" of the cruel and unusual punishment clause. As per the