The Eighth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution prohibits cruel and unusual punishments. It states that excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted. CROSS-AMPUTATION (ARABIC: قطع من خلاف) IS ONE OF THE HUDUD PUNISHMENTS PRESCRIBED UNDER ISLAMIC JURISPRUDENCE (SHARIA LAW) AND INVOLVES CUTTING OFF THE RIGHT HAND AND LEFT FOOT OF THE ALLEGED TRANSGRESSOR. THE SCRIPTURAL AUTHORITY FOR THE DOUBLE AMPUTATION PROCEDURE IS IN THE QURAN (SURAH 5: 33-34) WHICH STIPULATES: