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The US Bill of Rights protects rights of the accused and prohibits cruel and unusual punishment, this was influenced by

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The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that this amendment's Cruel and Unusual Punishment clause applies to states. The phrases employed originated in the English Bill of Rights of 1689. The Eighth Amendment was adopted as part of the Bill of Rights in 1791. The provision was largely inspired by the case of Titus Oates

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