SB119 Alabama 2020 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

David Sessions Senator

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2020

Title

Bail, in criminal cases, Section 16, Constitution of Alabama of 1901, am'd, const. amend.

Description

The existing Constitution of Alabama of 1901, provides that all persons, before conviction, are allowed bail, unless the person is charged with a capital offense and the proof of guilt is evident or the presumption of guilt is great. The Constitution also provides that excessive bail may not be required in any case.

To propose an amendment to Section 16 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, now appearing as Section 16 of the Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama 1901, as amended, to provide that every person charged with a crime, before conviction, be allowed bail by sufficient sureties, unless the person is charged with a Class A felony, when the proof is evident or the presumption is great, if no condition of release can reasonably protect the community from risk of physical harm to the accused, the public, or both, or ensure the presence of the accused at trial.

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Subjects

Constitutional Amendments