Article I, § 16 — Excessive bail and fines; cruel and unusual punishments; power of jury in criminal case
This text of Oregon Const. art. I, § 16 (Excessive bail and fines; cruel and unusual punishments; power of jury in criminal case) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Oregon primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.
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Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed. Cruel and unusual punishments shall not be inflicted, but all penalties shall be proportioned to the offense.—In all criminal cases whatever, the jury shall have the right to determine the law, and the facts under the direction of the Court as to the law, and the right of new trial, as in civil cases.
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