State v. Pett

Knutson, Justice.

Defendant was indicted by the grand jury of Carver County for murder in the first degree. His application to the district court for bail was denied. He then applied to this court to be released on bail. He has not yet been tried and is confined in the county jail in Carver County.

It is the contention of defendant that he is entitled to be released on bail as a matter of right. The state contends and the trial court held that the trial court in its discretion may deny bail to a defendant charged with the crime of murder in the first degree.

Minn. Const, art. 1, § 7, as far as…