Myers v. St. Lawrence
Annotate this CaseAppellant appealed pro se the denial of his pre-trial petition for a writ of habeas corpus where he was indicted on charges of aggravated assault, obstruction of a law enforcement officer, criminal damage to property, and simple battery against a pregnant person. At issue was whether the denial of bail constituted excessive bail and was prohibited by the Eighth Amendment of the United States and Art. I, Sec. I, Par. XVII of the Georgia Constitution. The court held that nothing in the record suggested that the trial court abused its discretion in denying bail and thus it was not error for the habeas court to deny appellant's petition where the trial court specifically concluded that he was a flight risk and the habeas court noted that under recidivist treatment, he faced incarceration for a significant period of time.
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