In the context of the three important precedents of sentencing set by the Supreme Court in the Weems v. United States case, courts may decide whether a punishment is unnecessarily cruel with regard to _____.

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The Weems v. United States case established that courts should consider whether a punishment is unnecessarily cruel by evaluating the physical pain it inflicts, among other factors.

In the Context of the Three Important Precedents of Sentencing