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HARNISH v. STATE

531 A.2d 1264 (1987)

Ronald A. HARNISH v. STATE of Maine.

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine.

Decided October 8, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wayne R. Foote (orally), Paul W. Chaiken, Rudman & Winchell, Bangor, for plaintiff.

James E. Tierney, Atty. Gen., Wayne S. Moss (orally), Asst. Atty. Gen., Augusta, for defendant.

Before McKUSICK, C.J., and NICHOLS, ROBERTS, GLASSMAN, SCOLNIK and CLIFFORD, JJ.

McKUSICK, Chief Justice.

This appeal presents a question novel for this court: What showing must the State make under article I, section 10 of the Maine Constitution to defeat the right of a person indicted for a capital offense1 to have reasonable bail set pending trial? On appeal from the denial of his petition for writ of habeas corpus, Ronald A. Harnish, who has been indicted for murder, contends that due process permits a court to...

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