Amendment8Bail

=  The 8th Amendment-Excessive bail shall not be required,nor exessive fines imposed,nor cruel and unusual punishment inflicted. = =     Importance of the Amendment- Why on Earth would we need an amendment for cruel punishment? Well actually there has been a lot of people that have been arguing that the death penalty is a form of cruel punishment. So is the death penalty really a cruel punishment? See what Jurek has to say in his March 30,1976 trial. = ===  On March 30-31,1976 Jurek was tried for murder. The court found him guilty and he was sentenced to the death penalty. Jurek, after his trial, said that his punishment was going against the 8th amendment saying the death penalty was cruel and unusual. === === Conclusion-The court decided that the death penalty was not per se a "cruel and unusual punishment". So according to the court capital sentencing in Texas is not unconstitutional. Although some disagree the death penalty is still a legal form of punishment in the court system .=== =  Historical backround-   = =    = =     = =   Sources- Stevens, John P. "Jurek v. Texas." __Oyez__. 2 July 1976. U.S supreme court media. 5 Dec. 2008 <[|http://http://www.oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1975/1975_75_5394/]>. = =    =