Does the Federal Constitution or the Eighth Amendment prohibit cruel and unusual punishment?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Dworak, 11 Cal.5th 881, 281 Cal.Rptr.3d 176, 490 P.3d 330 (Cal. 2021):
federal Constitution, or the Eighth Amendment's prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment in light of evolving standards of decency. " ( People v. Mitchell (2019) 7 Cal.5th 561, 590, 248 Cal.Rptr.3d 587, 443 P.3d 1.)
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