In Re Woodmansee

The petitioner, Bernard Woodmansee, seeks release from the Vermont State Prison at Windsor by habeas corpus. It appears from the petition that the prisoner’s confinement was ordered by a mittimus, issued by the Chittenden County Court upon his conviction and sentence after trial by jury for the offenses of burglary and attempted arson. He contends he is entitled to be admitted to bail pending final disposition of his appeal from these convictions.

Since it appears that the petitioner is “in execution” within the meaning of Section 32, Chapter II of the Vermont Constitution, the offense for…