Post on 16-Jan-2016
transcript
8th Amendment
8th Amendment
Punishment must fit the crimePunishments should not violate
decency standards
“Excessive bail shall not be required nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted”
Rights and Protections
Protect persons accused of crimesDelays while prosecution and
defense for trialInnocent until proven guilty
BailMoney or property given
to the courts to ensure accused person will return or appear in court
May be denied – based on previous behavior & seriousness of crime
Bounty
• Catch a person who didn’t show up at court
Fines
• Monetary punishment / consequence ($)
Capital Punishment
• Death penalty – varies state by state
• Only used for 1st Degree Murder
• Constitutional – can appeal conviction
States with the Death Penalty (33)AlabamaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoDelawareFloridaGeorgiaIdaho
LouisianaMarylandMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew HampshireNorth CarolinaOhio
ALSO- U.S. Gov't- U.S. Military
OklahomaOregon PennsylvaniaSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahVirginiaWashingtonWyoming
IndianaKansasKentucky
Lethal Injection
Alabama, ArizonaArkansas, California Colorado, KansasDelaware, Florida Georgia, Idaho Illinois, Indiana
Kentucky, LouisianaMaryland, MississippiMissouri, MontanaNevada, New Hampshire New MexicoNorth Carolina Ohio
Oklahoma, OregonPennsylvania, South Carolina, South DakotaTennessee, Texas Utah, Virginia Washington, Wyoming Federal Government
Electrocution Lethal Gas Firing Squad
Alabama Arkansas Florida, IllinoisKentucky, NebraskaOklahoma, South Carolina Tennessee, Virginia
Arizona California Missouri Wyoming
Idaho Oklahoma Utah
HangingNew Hampshire Washington
Problems
• Unfair treatment of poor• Hiring a lawyer v. public defender
Group Activity5 Cases• One per group• Complete in notes:
–Short Summary– Issue presented in case–Court Ruling (And precedent if set)
Present information to class at end of block.