Ex parte Krueger

ON STATE’S MOTION FOR REHEARING

McDONALD, Presiding Judge.

The Constitution of Texas, under the section known as the Bill of Rights, Art. 1, Section 11, says: “All prisoners shall be bailable by sufficient sureties, unless for certain offenses, when the proof is evident; but this provision shall not be so construed as to prevent bail after indictment found upon examination of the evidence, in such manner as may be prescribed by law.” The term “proof is evident”, as therein used, means evidence clear and strong, leading a well-guarded judgment to the conclusion that an offense was committed;…