A South Carolina inmate serving a twenty-five-year sentence for second-degree murder was recently diagnosed as HIV-positive. He had argued for years that he should be tested and believed the correctional facility did very little to accommodate this request. Given this information, answer the following questions.?Using the argument that the correctional facility's denial of his right to be
tested for HIV constituted cruel and unusual punishment, the inmate used the ______ Amendment as a basis for a lawsuit.
A) ?First
B) ?Fourth
C) ?Fifth
D) Sixth
E) ??Eighth
E
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Latin America has been independent and dependent and autonomous and subordinate. The achievement of nationhood by 1830 in all but parts of the Caribbean basin represented significant growth and achievement
Yet, this nationhood continued to be affected by colonization originating from which two countries? a. Spain and Britain b. Britain and France c. France and Portugal d. Spain and Portugal
The ___________________________ Act of 1998 became the first federal statute that made identity theft a crime.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
In which of the following cases did the U.S. Supreme Court hold that there are at least four circumstances that create a legal duty to act?
a. People v. Decina (1956) b. Martin v. State (1944) c. Robinson v. California (1962) d. Jones v. United States (1962)
The Supreme Court has ruled that the right to a jury trial extends to all criminal cases where a defendant is subject to more than _______ in jail or prison
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word.