eighth amendment

Ballew v. Georgia

Citation: 435 U.S. 223 (1978). One-Sentence Takeaway: A criminal trial by a five-person jury violated the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments, as juries…

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Austin v. United States

509 U.S. 602 (1993). A United States Supreme Court opinion in which the Court reviewed for the first time the…

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Atkins v. Virginia

536 U.S. 304 (2002). One-Sentence Takeaway:  Imposition of death penalty on a mentally retarded defendant violates the cruel & unusual punishment…

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