Ex Parte Watson
Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma
Original petition by C. H. Watson for a writ of habeas corpus to be directed to A. S. Hamilton, sheriff of Bryan county.
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Original petition by C. H. Watson for a writ of habeas corpus to be directed to A. S. Hamilton, sheriff of Bryan county. The plaintiff alleges, in his amended petition for a writ of habeas corpus, substantially: That he is imprisoned and restrained of his liberty by the defendant, A. S. Hamilton, sheriff of Bryan county, Okla., in the county jail in the city of Durant; that he is not committed or detained by virtue of the final judgment or order of any competent tribunal of civil or criminal jurisdiction, or by virtue of an execution issued upon such judgment or order; that the cause or…
1Opinion of the CourtBaker, Judge
(after stating the facts as'above). The question before this court is: Is the plaintiff entitled to bail upon the testimony as shown by the transcript of the testimony adduced at the preliminary examination before said committing magistrate under section 8, art. 2 (Bunn’s Ed. § 17), of the Bill of Rights of the state of Oklahoma? which reads:
“All persons shall be bailable by sufficient sureties, except for capital offenses when the proof of guilt is evident, or the presumption thereof is great.”
The question involved in this case has been fully decided by the Supreme Court of this state in a…
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- Ex parte VaughanSupreme Court of Alabama · 1870
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