Our+Group's+Predictions(8-2)

__**Amendment 8(2) **__  __**Our Predictions for the Interpretation in the Next 10 Years **__

Nick:  I believe that in the next ten years, the death penalty will still not be seen as a cruel and unusual punishment. I believe that the death penalty will only be a possible punishment for crimes that include homicide, or involve the death of another human being. I believe the the ruling in 2005, that juveniles can’t be given the death penalty, will be upheld as well.

Spencer: I think the interpretation will relatively stay the same, but one thing that I could see changing would be the age limit in capital punishment. Right now, those 17 and under cannot be tried for capital punishment. I feel that that law may come down to 15 years old because by that age you know what you're doing and you're able to control yourself. There has been many cases where people didn't get capital punishment because they were under the age of 17 and that has caused some what of an uproar in recent cases.

Luzmarie: I think that the cruel and unusual punishment is mostly going to stay the same. The ages for the crimes might change a little but that’s because of how the teen or group of kids think these days. I also think that the right to have bail might change over the time depending on what crime that was issued. If you get a bigger crime, you shouldn’t be able to get out in till proven that you did not do the crime.