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{{DISPLAYTITLE:Article I, Section 11 of the Texas Constitution (''<small>"Bail"</small>'')}}{{Texas Constitution|text=Adopted February 15, 1876:
{{DISPLAYTITLE:Article I, Section 11 of the Texas Constitution (''<small>"Right to Bail"</small>'')}}{{Texas Constitution|text=Adopted February 15, 1876:


'''All prisoners shall be bailable by sufficient sureties, unless for capital offences [sic], when the proof is evident; but this provision shall not be so construed as to prevent bail after indictment found upon examination of the evidence, in such manner as may be prescribed by law.'''
'''All prisoners shall be bailable by sufficient sureties, unless for capital offences [sic], when the proof is evident; but this provision shall not be so construed as to prevent bail after indictment found upon examination of the evidence, in such manner as may be prescribed by law.'''
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Sections [[Texas Constitution:Article I, Section 11a|11a]], [[Texas Constitution:Article I, Section 11b|11b]], [[Texas Constitution:Article I, Section 11c|11c]] and [[Texas Constitution:Article I, Section 13|13]] of Article I also directly address 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]] and [[Texas Constitution:Article I, Section 13|13]] of Article I also directly address bail for those accused of criminal offenses.


All five sections reflect the tension between public safety and the constitutional presumption of innocence.
All five sections reflect the tension between the constitutional presumption of innocence and public safety.


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* ''Ex parte Ezell'', 40 Tex. 451, [https://texaslegalguide.com/images/040_Tex_451.pdf#page=9 459] (1874) ("In all of the first constitutions of the several American states many provisions for the protection of personal rights and liberties were inserted, most of which related to freedom from illegal restraint and the insurance of a speedy and impartial trial for alleged offenses. They were for the most part extracted from the . . . . If we look back through the long struggle against the tyranny and oppressions by which these great rights were secured, it will be found that the grievances complained of related to the treatment of prisoners before trial and conviction, and not after.")
* ''Ex parte Ezell'', 40 Tex. 451, [https://texaslegalguide.com/images/040_Tex_451.pdf#page=9 459] (1874) ("In all of the first constitutions of the several American states many provisions for the protection of personal rights and liberties were inserted, most of which related to freedom from illegal restraint and the insurance of a speedy and impartial trial for alleged offenses. They were for the most part extracted from the . . . . If we look back through the long struggle against the tyranny and oppressions by which these great rights were secured, it will be found that the grievances complained of related to the treatment of prisoners before trial and conviction, and not after.")


|seo_title=Article I, Section 11 of the Texas Constitution ("Bail")
|seo_title=Article I, Section 11 of the Texas Constitution ("Right to Bail")
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|seo_keywords=Article 1 Section 11, Texas Bill of Rights, pretrial bail
|seo_description=All prisoners shall be bailable by sufficient sureties except for capital offenses when the proof is evident.
|seo_description=All prisoners shall be bailable by sufficient sureties except for capital offenses when the proof is evident.