Smith v. Leis

Mark P. Painter, Judge.

{¶ 1} Petitioner, Dwayne Smith, has filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus claiming that he is being held in the Hamilton County Justice Center under excessive bail of “$500,000, no 10%.” He asserts that the denial of reasonable bail violates his rights to due process and equal protection and his right to be free from excessive bail as guaranteed by the Fifth, Eight, and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution and Sections 10 and 16, Article I, of the Ohio Constitution. Smith further contends that his bail is in contravention of Section 9, Article…