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The to the Constitution of the United States prohibits cruel and unusual punishment, as well as the setting of excessive bail or the imposition of excessive fines. However, it has also been deemed unconstitutional by the Supreme Court of the United States (accord ....

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.... Excessive bail has the same effect. The idea behind bail is to make sure the accused is present during the trial. If one’s bail is , in fact, excessive, the amount is set higher than is reasonable. Logically, bail is usually not set for an amount greater than the maximum monetary sentence for the crime with which the defendant is being charged.(Draper 80) The most widely known aspect of the eighth amendment is the fact that it prohibits cruel and unusual punishment. The stand for “cruel and unusual” fluctuates, because it all is dependent upon social issues, standards, and personal beliefs. However, there are many generalizations that rem ....