[Sarah Michelle Gellar](http://glamour.com/about/sarah-michelle-gellar) and [Roma Downey](http://glamour.com/about/roma-downey) played kid/adult Jackie respectively in the Emmy-winning miniseries *A Woman Named Jackie*.
The Eighth Amendment (Amendment VIII) to the United States Constitution is the part of the United States Bill of Rights (ratified December 15, 1791) prohibiting the federal government from imposing excessive bail, excessive fines, or cruel and unusual punishments, including torture.he Supreme Court found these laws to be unconstitutional under the Eighth Amendment, in the murder case of Woodson v. North Carolina, 428 U.S. 280 (1976), because these laws remove discretion from the trial judge to make an individualized determination in each case.
The Bill of Rights protects people accused of a crime because the Bill of Rights states that a suspect is innocent until proven guilty and forbids any unusual or cruel punishm â¦ ent.It is important because no one should ever be found guilty without enough evidence, or given life in jail for a parking ticket.he three amendments in the bill of that protect someone accused of  a crime are; 5 - Trial & Punishment, Compensation for Takings 6  - Right to Speedy Trial 7 - Trial by Jury in Civil Cases.