1. 8 th Amendment

2.  Punishment must fit the crime  Punishments should not violate decency standards “Excessive bail shall not be required nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted”

3. Rights and Protections Protect persons accused of crimes  Delays while prosecution and defense for trial  Innocent until proven guilty

4. Bail  Money or property given to the courts to ensure accused person will return or appear in court  May be denied – based on previous behavior & seriousness of crime

5. Bounty Catch a person who didn’t show up at court Fines Monetary punishment / consequence ($)

6. Capital Punishment Death penalty – varies state by state Only used for 1 st Degree Murder Constitutional – can appeal conviction

7. States with the Death Penalty (33) Alabama Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Delaware Florida Georgia Idaho Louisiana Maryland Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire North Carolina Ohio ALSO - U.S. Gov't - U.S. Military Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Virginia Washington Wyoming Indiana Kansas Kentucky

8. Lethal Injection Alabama, Arizona Arkansas, California Colorado, Kansas Delaware, Florida Georgia, Idaho Illinois, Indiana Kentucky, Louisiana Maryland, Mississippi Missouri, Montana Nevada, New Hampshire New Mexico North Carolina Ohio Oklahoma, Oregon Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota Tennessee, Texas Utah, Virginia Washington, Wyoming Federal Government ElectrocutionLethal GasFiring Squad Alabama Arkansas Florida, Illinois Kentucky, Nebraska Oklahoma, South Carolina Tennessee, Virginia Arizona California Missouri Wyoming Idaho Oklahoma Utah Hanging New Hampshire Washington

9. Problems Unfair treatment of poor Hiring a lawyer v. public defender

10. Group Activity 5 Cases One per group Complete in notes: – Short Summary – Issue presented in case – Court Ruling (And precedent if set) Present information to class at end of block.