Lycans v. Burke

MILLIKEN, Judge.

This is an appeal from the denial of two petitions for writs of habeas corpus. The petitioners, Lycans and Kotas, have been charged with a jointly committed armed robbery and are incarcerated in the Pike County Jail awaiting trial. They contend that they are entitled to be released on bail. The petitions for habeas corpus were consolidated at the hearing below and are so treated on appeal.

Section 16 of the Kentucky Constitution provides that all prisoners “ * * * shall be bailable by sufficient securities, unless for capital offenses when the proof is evident or the…