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{{DISPLAYTITLE:Article I, Section 11 of the Texas Constitution (''<small>"Right to 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 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 | 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. | |||
Consequently, a defendant charged with a noncapital offense may not be denied release on bail unless another provision of the constitution specifically authorizes that denial. | |||
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