Ex Parte Richard Verden
Supreme Court of Missouri
Habeas Corpus. (1) The Constitution provides that “All persons shall be bailable by sufficient sureties, except for capital cases when the proof is evident or the presumption great.” Mo. Constitution, art. 11, sec. 24; Kelley’s Crim. Law & Proc. (3 Ed.) p. 60, sec. 78; State v. Allen, 275 Mo. 394. (2) The offense with which the prisoner is charged in the indictment is a capital one within the meaning of the Constitution.
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Habeas Corpus. (1) The Constitution provides that “All persons shall be bailable by sufficient sureties, except for capital cases when the proof is evident or the presumption great.” Mo. Constitution, art. 11, sec. 24; Kelley’s Crim. Law & Proc. (3 Ed.) p. 60, sec. 78; State v. Allen, 275 Mo. 394. (2) The offense with which the prisoner is charged in the indictment is a capital one within the meaning of the Constitution. It may be punishable with death, that is to say, liable to punishment with death. R. S. 1919, sec. 3232; Ex parte Dusenberry, 97 Mo. 507; State v. Gray, 100 Mo. 524; State ex…
1Opinion of the CourtDavid E. Blair, J.
This is an original proceeding instituted by petitioner filing his petition for a writ of habeas corpus, in which he alleged he is being unlawfully deprived of his liberty by J. L. Forsha, Sheriff of Lafayette County, in the jail of said county. Our writ issued, and said sheriff has filed his return thereto, and petitioner has filed answer to such return.
Prom the return of the sheriff it appears that petitioner is being confined by him in the jail of Lafayette County under a warrant based on an indictment filed in the criminal court of said county; that petitioner made application for bail in…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- State v. YoungSupreme Court of Missouri · 1894
- State v. ConceliaSupreme Court of Missouri · 1913
- State v. MinorSupreme Court of Missouri · 1906
- In re AlexanderSupreme Court of Missouri · 1875
- Ex parte ClaunchSupreme Court of Missouri · 1879
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