Texas Constitution:Article I, Section 11: Difference between revisions

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Sections [[Texas Constitution:Article I, Section 11-a|11-a]], [[Texas Constitution:Article I, Section 11-b|11-b]], [[Texas Constitution:Article I, Section 11-c|11-c]], [[Texas Constitution:Article I, Section 11-d|11-d]], and [[Texas Constitution:Article I, Section 13|13]] of Article I also directly govern bail for those accused of criminal offenses.
Sections [[Texas Constitution:Article I, Section 11-a|11-a]], [[Texas Constitution:Article I, Section 11-b|11-b]], [[Texas Constitution:Article I, Section 11-c|11-c]], [[Texas Constitution:Article I, Section 11-d|11-d]], and [[Texas Constitution:Article I, Section 13|13]] of Article I also directly govern bail for those accused of criminal offenses.
The sections reflect the tension between the constitutional presumption of innocence and public safety concerns.


This section provides for the right of any defendant charged with an offense, other than a capital offense where the proof is evident, to be released on bail.
This section provides for the right of any defendant charged with an offense, other than a capital offense where the proof is evident, to be released on bail.

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