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

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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.


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|seo_description=All prisoners shall be bailable by sufficient sureties except for capital offenses when the proof is evident.
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