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Citation: 136 U.S. 436

1. In re Kemmler, No. 13. Original., SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES, Argued May 20, 1890. , May 23, 1890 Decided

OVERVIEW: An inmate's sentence of death by electrocution did not constitute cruel and unusual punishment under the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution.


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