Under the eighth amendment, a person charged with a crime whats the answer? a).has the option of hiring a lawyer. b).has to pay $20 to a jury. c).does not have to pay excessive bail. d).does not have to testify in court.

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The Eighth Amendment of the United States Constitution forbids the federal government from requiring excessive bail, unnecessary fines, or cruel and extreme punishments. The U.S. Supreme Court has ordered that this amendment's Cruel and Unusual Punishment Clause also refers to the states.