Article Title
Intentionally Inflicted: The Baze Plurality Painfully "Executed" the Purpose of the Eighth Amendment
Abstract
On April 16, 2008, the United States Supreme Court addressed the constitutionality of lethal injection as a method of execution. In its analysis, the Court recognized, as it had in prior cases, that the government's choice of a particular method of execution did not violate the Eighth Amendment's ban on cruel and unusual punishment. As a result, the Court upheld the constitutionality of lethal injection in Baze v. Rees, rendering a seven-to-two plurality decision.
Recommended Citation
Consiglio, Michelle Lynn Veronica
(2014)
"Intentionally Inflicted: The Baze Plurality Painfully "Executed" the Purpose of the Eighth Amendment,"
Tennessee Journal of Law and Policy: Vol. 6
:
Iss.
2
, Article 6.
Available at:
https://trace.tennessee.edu/tjlp/vol6/iss2/6