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'''''Robinson v. California''''', 370 U.S. 660 (1962),{{ref|citation}} is the first decision of the [[Supreme Court of the United States|United States Supreme Court]] in which the [[Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution|Eighth Amendment]] of the Constitution was interpreted to prohibit criminalization of particular acts or conduct, as contrasted with prohibiting the use of a particular form of punishment for a crime. In ''Robinson'', the Court struck down a California law that criminalized being addicted to [[narcotics]].<ref>''Robinson'', 370 U.S. at 667 ("We hold that a state law which imprisons a person thus afflicted as a criminal, even though he has never touched any narcotic drug within the State or been guilty of any irregular behavior there, inflicts a cruel and unusual punishment in violation of the 4th Amendment.").</ref>
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