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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]] 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 | 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") | ||
|seo_keywords=Article 1 Section 11, Texas Bill of Rights, pretrial bail | |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. | ||