Constitutional and Statutory Provisions Relating to Denial of Bail or Preventive Detention in Selected States and the District of Columbia

• NCJ Number: 80910
• Author(s): K Morgan
• Date Published: 1980
• Length: 17 pages
• Corporate Author: Wisconsin Legislative Council
• Publication Format: Document
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: Information Memorandum 80-3

Annotation

This memorandum is a compilation of constitutional provisions and relevant statutes on denial of bail or preventive detention from the States of Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Nebraska, New York, Texas, Utah, Virginia, and the District of Columbia.

Abstract

In Alaska, the accused is entitled to be released on bail, except for capital offenses when the proof is evident or the presumption is great; Alaska has two statutes relating to denial of bail. Arizona has one statute relating to denial of bail and allows all persons charged with crime to be bailable by sufficient sureties except in cases of capital offenses (similar to Alaska) or for felony offenses committed when the person charged is already on bail on a separate charge. The memorandum delineates the statutes of each State mentioned above concerning bail provisions.