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In Stack v. Boyle, 342 U.S. 1 (1951), the Supreme Court declared that a bail amount is excessive under the Eighth Amendment if it were a figure higher than is reasonably calculated to ensure the defendant's appearance at trial.
Later, Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted. is one of the ten amendments adopted by the first Congress, and became the 8th amendment of the Bill of Rights.