Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution

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    Lethal Injection

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    effective and could save the lives of innocents, the Death Penalty actually goes against the First Amendment, in many instances has executed the wrong person, and goes against many religious and moral views; and additionally is becoming a problem in our own state as the penalty is being rushed in order to make sure the necessary drug does not expire. One of the most controversial arguments is the Eighth Amendment vs. Lethal Injection argument. While lethal injection is proposed as a quick,…

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    (US). This is what the Eighth Amendment states. Although excessive bail and fines are intriguing, what’s more striking about the Eighth Amendment is that it mentions “cruel and unusual punishments”. Although you would think “cruel and unusual punishments” might be rare I think you’d be surprised how many cases deal strictly with what the Eighth Amendment prohibits. Attorneys who deal with Civil Rights and Constitutional issues attend to predicaments concerning the Eighth Amendment every day.…

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    How America Holds Court is a novel written by attorney and journalist Amy Bach about the American legal system, and how it was become flawed. In four chapters, she discusses many different cases where injustice and corruption has occurred in the United States legal system all over the country. I chose to focus on a chapter titled “A Troy Champion” which is the second chapter in the novel written about a beloved city council president, and former judge, named Henry R. Bauer from the city of Troy…

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    Death Penalty Reforms

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    Moving into the nineteenth century, the abolitionist movement surrounding the death penalty began to come into effect. Many reforms were seen in many states during the early 1800s, including giving the jury discretion in imposing the death penalty and limiting the types of crimes (down to two in New Hampshire and Ohio by 1815) that were eligible for the death penalty. This is time when juries began to utilize their own power through the controversial actions known as “jury nullification,” in…

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    Question 1) Oregon vs. Smith, is a United States Supreme Court case that determined wither or not the state could reject unemployment benefits to a person fired for violating a state’s narcotic prohibition, even if the use of the drug was part of a religious ritual. Legally states have the right to accommodate some illegal acts done in pursuit of religious beliefs, but they are not required to make accommodations. This made The Supreme Court decision a major event in Native American religious…

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    The U.S. Constitution was established to give an understanding of the principles and the laws of the nation. The U.S. Constitution contains twenty-seven amendments. The first ten amendments are known as the Bill of Rights. The Bill of Rights was created to protect rights of citizens of the United States and balance the power of the government. The four amendments of the Bill of Rights that deal with criminal procedure are the Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, and Eighth Amendments. (Neubauer & Fradella,…

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    Homer Plessy was a mixed-race male. He was one-eighth African American. He sat in a train seat meant for whites when he was considered African American. So, He sued John Ferguson, a lawyer, and judge, for violating his constitutional rights. This case started because Homer Plessy challenged the 1875 Civil Rights act that all races were entitled to equal accommodations and facilities in public places. Plessy was removed from the East Louisiana Railroad train and arrested because he violated the…

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    In the Constitution of the United States, the first amendment expresses two clauses on the topic of religion, the Establishment Clause and the Free Exercise Clause. It states, “ Congress shall make no law respecting the establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof…”. These clauses specifically apply to many cases in which the Supreme Court has ruled that the government cannot impose or deny specific aspects of one’s religion. This is made prevalent in cases like…

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    Fifth and Sixth Amendment rights with no hesitations. In 1955, Ernesto Miranda was convicted to serve a term of thirty years in the Arizona State Prison Farm for the raping and assault of 18-year-old Rebecca Ann Johnson. During his arrest Miranda was taken into custody and was never told that he had the right to an attorney, the right to remain silent, and that anything he said could and would be used against him in a court of law. Because of this, the Fifth and Sixth Amendments were enforced…

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    5 Amendment Importance

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    The Bill of Rights are the first ten amendments in the United States Constitution. The Bill of Rights were wrote by James Madison and were ratified on December 15, 1791, becoming a part of the Constitution. The First Amendment is freedom of religion, speech, assembly, press and petition. This amendment gives basic freedoms to United States (U.S.) citizens. Everyone should have the freedom to do what they please, pertaining especially to speech and religion, without having to worry about the…

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