Which part of the Eighth Amendment was incorporated at the state level using the Fourteenth Amendment?

A.
due process

B.
equal protection

C.
rights of national citizenship

D.
protection from cruel and unusual punishment

I asked this a while ago and someone said it should be B, but rethinking it and rereading the amendments over, I feel like it should be D. Thoughts? Thank you

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Yes, it turned out to be D:)

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