Indiana Constitution Article 1 Section 16

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constitutional provision

Indiana Constitution Article 1 Section 16 is a provision in Indiana’s Bill of Rights that limits excessive fines and cruel or unusual punishments in the state’s criminal justice system.

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Label	Occurrences
Indiana Constitution Article 1 Section 16 canonical	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	constitutional provision ⓘ
appliesTo	criminal prosecutions in Indiana courts ⓘ sentencing in Indiana criminal cases ⓘ
bindingOn	Indiana executive branch officials ⓘ Indiana local governments ⓘ Indiana trial courts ⓘ
constitutionalRightType	individual right ⓘ limitation on government power ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
enforceableBy	constitutional challenge to sentence ⓘ judicial review ⓘ
hasTextFragment	Cruel and unusual punishments shall not be inflicted ⓘ Excessive fines shall not be imposed ⓘ
inspiredBy	Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ
interpretedBy	Indiana Court of Appeals NERFINISHED ⓘ Indiana Supreme Court NERFINISHED ⓘ
jurisdiction	State of Indiana NERFINISHED ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
legalDomain	constitutional law ⓘ criminal law ⓘ criminal procedure ⓘ
legalStatus	in force ⓘ
partOf	Indiana Bill of Rights NERFINISHED ⓘ Indiana Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ Indiana Constitution Article 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ
protects	criminal defendants in Indiana ⓘ persons subject to fines in Indiana ⓘ persons subject to imprisonment in Indiana ⓘ persons subject to other criminal penalties in Indiana ⓘ
purpose	to limit the power of the state in imposing punishment ⓘ to prohibit cruel punishments ⓘ to prohibit excessive fines ⓘ to prohibit unusual punishments ⓘ to protect criminal defendants from disproportionate penalties ⓘ
relatedTo	Eighth Amendment cruel and unusual punishments clause ⓘ Eighth Amendment excessive fines clause ⓘ Indiana Constitution Article 1 Section 15 NERFINISHED ⓘ Indiana Constitution Article 1 Section 18 NERFINISHED ⓘ
scope	applies in both felony and misdemeanor cases ⓘ limits monetary sanctions imposed by the state ⓘ limits severity of criminal penalties ⓘ
subject	criminal sentencing ⓘ cruel punishment ⓘ excessive fines ⓘ penalties ⓘ proportionality of punishment ⓘ unusual punishment ⓘ

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Article 1: Bill of Rights → contains → Indiana Constitution Article 1 Section 16 ⓘ

subject surface form: Article 1: Bill of Rights (Indiana Constitution)