State v. Mastrian

On May 8, 1963, defendant Norman Mastrian was indicted by the grand jury of Ramsey County for murder in the first degree. Bail was set by the district court at $100,000. An application for reduction was denied and defendant appeals.

We review the order although the question of whether appeal is available in such a case is doubtful. Constitutional rights are involved, 2 and since no question is raised by the state, the record presented to us is reviewed for an answer to the following issue: Did the trial court abuse its discretion in fixing bail in the amount specified and in refusing reduction…