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  2. U.S. Constitution Annotated
  3. Amendment VIII. Cruel and Unusual Punishment
  4. Punishment
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    Punishment
    • Historical Background on Cruel and Unusual Punishment
      • Evolving or Fixed Standard of Cruel and Unusual Punishment
        • Proportionality in Sentencing
          • Proportionality and Juvenile Offenders
            • Limitation to Criminal Punishments
              • Addiction, Alcoholism, and Homelessness under the Eighth Amendment
                • Conditions of Confinement
                  • Divestiture of Citizenship
                    • Death Penalty
                      • Overview of Death Penalty
                        • Early Doctrine on Death Penalty
                          • Furman and Moratorium on Death Penalty
                            • Gregg v. Georgia and Limits on Death Penalty
                              • Applying the Death Penalty Fairly
                                • Role of Jury and Consideration of Evidence
                                  • Cognitively Disabled and Death Penalty
                                    • Minors and Death Penalty
                                      • Non-Homicide Offenses and Death Penalty
                                        • Execution Methods

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                                      • Explanation of the Constitution - from the Congressional Research Service


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