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RENTON v. STATE

No. CR 79-34.

577 S.W.2d 594 (1979)

James Ray RENTON, Petitioner, v. STATE of Arkansas, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Arkansas, In Banc.

March 5, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John B. Baker, Public Defender, Fayetteville, for petitioner.

Steve Clark, Atty. Gen. by Robert J. De-Gostin, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Little Rock, for respondent.

GEORGE ROSE SMITH, Justice.

The petitioner was charged by information with capital murder in the death of a police officer in Washington county. Our constitution has this provision with respect to bail: "All persons shall, before conviction, be bailable by sufficient sureties, except for capital offenses, when the proof is evident or the presumption great." Ark. Const., Art. 2, § 8 (1874). The petitioner applied to the circuit court for admission to bail, but...

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