State v. Ayala

Today, the majority ignores the plain language of our state constitution, which provides that every person who is charged with a crime is entitled “to be released on bail upon sufficient security, except in capital offenses, where the proof is evident or the presumption great . . . .” Conn. Const., art. I, § 8. I disagree with the majority on how it reaches the merits of the issue and also on its interpretation of our state charter of liberty.

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I do not believe that the chief justice is required to invoke General Statutes § 52-265a1 to hear the present appeal from the Appellate Court’s denial…