Your Rights: Trials and Punishments example #60782

The Sixth Amendment states that someone accused of a crime must go to trial

Which of these provisions is part of the Eighth Amendment?

People accused of crimes and awaiting trial may be released from custody if they agree to

The case of Furman v. Georgia (1972) resulted in a reinterpretation of the meaning of

The impact of Furman v. Georgia (1972) was that states had to

The basic freedoms that are guaranteed to Americans by the Constitution are called

What does the Eighth Amendment prohibit?

Read the Sixth Amendment to the Constitution. In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed . . . and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have [the opportunity] for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the Assistance of Counsel for his defense. What part of the Sixth Amendment suggests that accused persons will be able to hear the charges against them?

Accused persons have the right to request a witness to

A man is sentenced to five years in prison for walking across his neighbor's lawn. In this example, we can say that the punishment is