Case Name: In re Bernard Woodmansee
Court: Vermont Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Vermont
Decision Date: 1969-06-17
Citations: 127 Vt. 575
Docket Number: 
Parties: In re Bernard Woodmansee
Judges: Present: Holden, C.J., 'Shangraw, Barney, Smith and Keyser, JJ.
Reporter: Vermont Reports
Volume: 127
Pages: 575–575

Head Matter:
In re Bernard Woodmansee
[ 255 A.2d 667 ]
June Term, 1969
Present: Holden, C.J., 'Shangraw, Barney, Smith and Keyser, JJ.
Opinion Filed June 17, 1969
Bernard Woodmansee pro se (no hearing).

Opinion:
Per Curiam.
This is a direct application to this Court for a writ of habeas corpus and for release on bail pending review of a judgment of conviction for the crime of forgery. The offense is not bailable as a matter of right, at this stage of the proceedings, within the meaning of Section 32 of Chapter II of the Vermont Constitution. In re Woodmansee, 124 Vt. 219, 220, 202 A.2d 267; In re Comolli, 78 Vt. 337, 343, 63 A. 184. Furthermore, this Court is without authority to entertain the application on the facts alleged in the petition. In re Ovitt, 126 Vt. 298, 299, 229 A.2d 243; In re Mason, 126 Vt. 122, 123, 223 A.2d 477.
Petition dismissed.