Harry was arrested for selling illegal drugs along with two other young men. The other two men had their bails set at $5,000 each. However without any reason given, Harry had his bail set at $5 million dollars. Which of the Amendments of the Bill of Rights does this violate

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Answer:

Eighth Amendment.

Explanation:

The eight amendment in the United States Constitution states that 'excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.'

This amendment restricts the government from taking excessive bail from criminal respondent. In any case, even if it is pretrial release or penalty for the crime committed.

In the given case, imposing excessive amount of bail violates the eight amendment of the Bill of Rights.

Thus the correct answer is eighth amendment.

Answer:

8th

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