Utley v. State Farm Automobile Insurance

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• discussing the historical basis for the denial of bail for capital crimes
• state statute denying bail on sole ground that defendant is accused of a particular non-capital crime violates the Eighth Amendment
• held, eighth amendment “excessive bail” clause does not forbid denial of bail in particular cases, but it does forbid blanket preclusion of bail by legislature on sole basis of crime charged

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