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Prisoners to be bailable; habeas corpus - Constitution Of Pennsylvania § 14

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     § 14.  Prisoners to be bailable; habeas corpus.
        All prisoners shall be bailable by sufficient sureties,
     unless for capital offenses or for offenses for which the
     maximum sentence is life imprisonment or unless no condition or
     combination of conditions other than imprisonment will
     reasonably assure the safety of any person and the community
     when the proof is evident or presumption great; and the
     privilege of the writ of habeas corpus shall not be suspended,
     unless when in case of rebellion or invasion the public safety
     may require it.
     (Nov. 3, 1998, P.L.1327, J.R.1)

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