805 So. 2d 687 - Ex Parte Colbert’s Empirical Analysis

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2 state decisions

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1. ““Article I, § 16, Alabama Constitution of 1901, provides: ‘That all persons shall, before conviction, be bailable by sufficient sureties, except for capital offenses, when the proof is evident or the presumption great; and that excessive bail shall not in any case be required.’ This Court has interpreted § 16 as providing an absolute right to bail in all noncapital cases. State v. Blake, 642 So.2d 959, 968 (Ala.1994). See also, Ala. Code 1975, § 15-13-2; Brown v. State, 615 So.2d 1306 (Ala.Crim.App.1993); and Ex parte Jackson, 687 So.2d 222 (Ala.Crim.App.1996).””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Tobal v. People · Ex Parte Patterson

2. “This Court has interpreted [the Alabama constitution] as providing an absolute right to bail in all noncapital cases. . . . “[T]he court may impose the least onerous condition or conditions contained in [our] Rule 7.3(b) that will reasonably assure the defendant’s appearance or that will eliminate or minimize the risk of harm to others or to the public at large. The setting of bail is discretionary; however, by constitutional provision, everyone charged with a noncapital offense has the right to bail.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Tobal v. People