Question

Suppose you're an attorney. In a case you're presenting to federal court, you argue that the person you're defending suffered cruel and unusual punishment. Which amendment of the constitution should you cite?

Answer 1

It's Amendment VIII

Answer 2

based on the scenario, the amendment of the consitution that should be cited would be : Amendment VIII Amendment VIII stated that any sort of punishment towards a crime must be fair, shall not require excessive fine, nor cruel and unusual punishment