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uppose you're an attorney. In a case you're presenting to a federal court, you argue that the person you're defending suffered cruel and unusual punishment. Which Amendment of the Constitution should you
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uppose you're an attorney. In a case you're presenting to a federal court, you argue that the person you're defending suffered cruel and unusual punishment. Which Amendment of the Constitution should you cite?

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You should cite the cite the 8th Amendment.

The 8th Amendment explicitly states how the use of cruel or unusual punishment is unconstitutional.
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