The cruel and unusual test proposed by Justice Warren maintained that punishments may be declared unconstitutional if the punishment:

A. is disproportionate to the offense.
B. is comparable to a form of torture.
C. offends the values of contemporary society.
D. inflicts physical or psychological pain.
E. all of the above.


Answer: E

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