USA HISTORY

MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800

THE BILL OF RIGHTS THE CONSTITUTIONS FIRST 10 AMENDMENTS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Jeff was accused of committing several murders. He was taken to court and found guilty by a jury of his peers. He was sentenced to life in prison. Which amendment is this dealing with?
A
5
B
6
C
7
D
8
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In Maneka Gandhi v. Union of India[4], the Supreme Court clearly ruled out the room for arbitrariness. ‘Article 14 strikes at arbitrariness in State action and ensures fairness and equality of treatment.

Detailed explanation-2: -It gives the right of judicial review in administrative law to protect the interest of people when public authority fails to do so (or when Public authority rescinds from the representation made to a person). It acts as a bridge between the expectation of individuals and any act of authority.

Detailed explanation-3: -Jeffrey Dahmer is regarded as one of America’s most horrific serial killers. Eventually pleading guilty to the rape, murder, dismemberment and consumption of multiple victims, he was sentenced to 15 consecutive life sentences in 1992 but only lived to serve three years.

Detailed explanation-4: -Serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer, serving 15 consecutive life sentences for the brutal murders of 15 men, is beaten to death by a fellow inmate while performing cleaning duty in a bathroom at the Columbia Correctional Institute gymnasium in Portage, Wisconsin.

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