Albert W. Snow. Ex Parte
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
. This , was an application, upon A writ of habeas corpus, to have the amount in which the petitioner was held to bail redticed.
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. This , was an application, upon A writ of habeas corpus, to have the amount in which the petitioner was held to bail redticed. Upon the return of the keeper of the County Jail, it appeared that the petitioner was confined in the Jail upon two commitments, the one for the criminal charge of embezzling the funds of the Mechanics and Manufacturers Bank, for which he was held to bail in the sum of $25,000; ttie other for a civil process in favor of said Batik, in which the daitiages were laid at $100,000. Tíie fácts admitted in this case were, that the petitioner was a defaulter to the…
1Per curiam
This application is grounded upon the eighth section of the constitution, which says, “ Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel punishments inflicted ; and all punishments ought to be proportioned to the offence.” The provision is almost identical with that in the Constitution of the United States, and all the States. Therefore the bail required in other States in similar cases, may be well considered. The language is not high bail, but excessive — that is, such an amount above what is reasonable as would show a palpable error of judgment or a disposition…
2Cited by1 opinion
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