Dubose v. McGuffey

Citations

• 179 N.E.3d 780
• 2021 Ohio 3815

Syllabus

HABEAS CORPUS – R.C. 2937.222 – Crim.R. 46 – EXCESSIVE BAIL: In an original action petitioning the appellate court for a writ of habeas corpus challenging the amount of pretrial bail as excessive, the appellate court may permit the petitioner to introduce evidence to prove his claim and then exercise its own discretion in imposing an appropriate bail amount therefore, the standard of review of a petition for a writ of habeas corpus is de novo. The $1.5 million bail did not take into account petitioner's financial resources and was therefore excessive and amounted to a denial of bail without following the statutory procedures for denial of bail found in R.C. 2937.222.