Does the Eighth Amendment prohibit cruel and unusual punishment?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Crockett, No. C061217 (Cal. App. 5/6/2010), No. C061217. (Cal. App. 2010):
The Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution prohibits cruel and unusual punishment, but strict proportionality between crime and punishment is not required. "`Rather, [the Eighth Amendment] forbids only extreme sentences that are "grossly disproportionate" to the crime.'" (People v. Cartwright (1995) 39 Cal.App.4th 1123, 1135.)
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