Amendment VIII

Document 7

Delaware Declaration of Rights and Fundamental Rules

16. That excessive Bail ought not to be required, nor excessive Fines imposed, nor cruel or unusual Punishments inflicted.

The Founders' Constitution
Volume 5, Amendment VIII, Document 7
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Sources of Our Liberties. Edited by Richard L. Perry under the general supervision of John C. Cooper. [Chicago:] American Bar Foundation, 1952.

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