The Eighth Amendment, Beccaria, and the Enlightenment: An Historical Justification for the Weems v. United States Excessive Punishment Doctrine

Authors

Deborah A. Schwartz
Jay Wishingrad

First Page

783

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Comment

Rights

Recommended Citation

Deborah A. Schwartz & Jay Wishingrad, The Eighth Amendment, Beccaria, and the Enlightenment: An Historical Justification for the Weems v. United States Excessive Punishment Doctrine, 24 Buff. L. Rev. 783 (1975).
Available at: https://digitalcommons.law.buffalo.edu/buffalolawreview/vol24/iss3/12