Virginia Constitution
Article I, § 9 — Prohibition of excessive bail and fines, cruel and unusual punishment, suspension of habeas corpus, bills of attainder, and ex post facto laws
Virginia Const. art. I, § 9
Virginia Const. art. I, § 9 (Prohibition of excessive bail and fines, cruel and unusual punishment, suspension of habeas corpus, bills of attainder, and ex post facto laws) — published by Counsel Stack Legal Research, free access to 12M+ legal documents.
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Va. Const. art. I, § 9.
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That excessive bail ought not to be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted; that the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus shall not be suspended unless when, in cases of invasion or rebellion, the public safety may require; and that the General Assembly shall not pass any bill of attainder, or any ex post facto law.
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