New York Const. art. I, § 5

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Article I, § 5 — Bail; fines; punishments; detention of witnesses

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Excessive bail shall not be required nor excessive fines imposed, nor shall cruel and unusual punishments be inflicted, nor shall witnesses be unreasonably detained. 1 Section headings and annotations [enclosed in brackets], and footnotes throughout this document are not a part of the official text. 2 As so in original. 3 Except where otherwise indicated, each section hereafter was re-enacted without change by the Constitutional Convention of 1938 and re-adopted by vote of the people November 8, 1938.

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Excessive bail shall not be required nor excessive fines imposed, nor shall cruel and unusual punishments be inflicted, nor shall witnesses be unreasonably detained. 1 Section headings and annotations [enclosed in brackets], and footnotes throughout this document are not a part of the official text. 2 As so in original. 3 Except where otherwise indicated, each section hereafter was re-enacted without change by the Constitutional Convention of 1938 and re-adopted by vote of the people November 8, 1938.

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