Virginia Declaration of Rights
Andrew Trees
Professor Andrew Trees, Roosevelt University
Virginia Declaration of Rights
1776
Section 9. That excessive bail ought not to be required, nor excessive fines imposed; nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.
Section 9 is a precursor for the Eighth Amendment (“Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.”). For a fuller discussion of the Virginia Declaration of Rights, see the introductory material.