Opinion ID: 390354
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Heading: Constitutionality of Article I, Section 9.

Text: 21 We turn now to the merits of the appeal. The core issue is whether the amendment to Article I, Section 9 of the Nebraska Constitution denying bail to persons charged with sexual offenses involving penetration by force or against the will of the victim, where the proof is evident or the presumption great violates the United States Constitution. 22
23 First and foremost we recognize the heavy burden a plaintiff must carry to demonstrate constitutional invalidity of a state constitutional provision. A state constitutional provision is the fundamental and organic law of the state and a federal court should be extremely hesitant to overturn it. Principles of federalism require that great deference be shown to a state constitutional provision. Similarly, we must also respect and give deference to a ruling of the Supreme Court of the State of Nebraska in which the court unanimously agreed there were no constitutional deficiencies in the provision. Parker v. Roth, 202 Neb. 850, 278 N.W.2d 106, cert. denied, 444 U.S. 920, 100 S.Ct. 240, 62 L.Ed.2d 177 (1979). Notwithstanding these principles the state recognizes, as it must, that it is still incumbent upon this court to analyze the state law to see if it conflicts with the federal constitution. 8 If a conflict exists, we have no alternative; it is our judicial responsibility to make the hard decision and declare the constitutional provision invalid. To do otherwise simply out of comity and respect for the people and courts of Nebraska would be to renounce our constitutional obligation. 24 The first unresolved question we face is whether the excessive bail clause of the eighth amendment controls the actions of the states. Although there is much implied recognition that the bail clause is incorporated in the liberties protected by the fourteenth amendment, 9 no federal court has provided analysis or an authoritative holding that it actually is. We do so now. 25 We are instructed that the fourteenth amendment protects a right against state action when the right is fundamental to the American scheme of justice, Duncan v. Louisiana, 391 U.S. 145, 149, 88 S.Ct. 1444, 1447, 20 L.Ed.2d 491 (1968); whether, that is, a procedure is necessary to an Anglo-American regime of ordered liberty. Id. at 150 n.14, 88 S.Ct. at 1448 n.14. Few could question that the excessive bail clause of the Constitution relates directly to our constitutional concept of ordered liberty. 26 (B)ail is basic to our system of law, Schilb v. Kuebel, 404 U.S. 357, 365, 92 S.Ct. 479, 484, 30 L.Ed.2d 502 (1971). As the Supreme Court observed in Stack v. Boyle, 342 U.S. 1, 72 S.Ct. 1, 96 L.Ed. 3 (1951): 27 This traditional right to freedom before conviction permits the unhampered preparation of a defense, and serves to prevent the infliction of punishment prior to conviction Since the function of bail is limited, the fixing of bail for any individual defendant must be based upon standards relevant to the purpose of assuring the presence of that defendant To infer from the fact of indictment alone a need for bail in an unusually high amount is an arbitrary act. 28 Id. at 4-6, 72 S.Ct. at 3-4. 29 The practice of admission to bail, as it has evolved in Anglo-American law, is not a device for keeping persons in jail upon mere accusation until it is found convenient to give them a trial. On the contrary, the spirit of the procedure is to enable them to stay out of jail until a trial has found them guilty Each defendant stands before the bar of justice as an individual Each accused is entitled to any benefits due to his good record, and misdeeds or a bad record should prejudice only those who are guilty of them. 30 Id. at 7-9, 72 S.Ct. at 5-6, (Jackson, J. concurring). 31 The protection against excessive bail has a direct nexus to the presumption of innocence, implicitly recognized within the fourteenth amendment. Cf. In re Winship, 397 U.S. 358, 362-64, 90 S.Ct. 1068, 1071-1073, 25 L.Ed.2d 368 (1970). In addition, excessive bail is directly related to the sixth amendment, as incorporated into the fourteenth amendment, relating to the effective assistance of counsel. Stack v. Boyle, 342 U.S. at 4, 72 S.Ct. at 3. Cf. Bitter v. United States, 389 U.S. 15, 17, 88 S.Ct. 6, 7, 19 L.Ed.2d 15 (1967). As succinctly stated by our sister circuit: The right to be free from excessive bail underlies the entire structure of the constitutional rights enumerated in the Bill of Rights. United States v. Abrahams, 604 F.2d 386, 393 (5th Cir. 1979). 10 32 We hold that the excessive bail clause of the eighth amendment is incorporated into the fourteenth amendment. 11 33
34 We first turn to the constitutional text. The eighth amendment reads, in pertinent part: Excessive bail shall not be required  The language of the clause has its origin in the English Bill of Rights of 1689, 1 W. & M., Sess. 2, c. II, § I(10). 12 See Carlson v. Landon, 342 U.S. 524, 545, 72 S.Ct. 525, 536, 96 L.Ed. 547 (1952). 35 The state argues that since the express terms of the eighth amendment do not create a right to bail, but merely forbid excessive bail, the state may refuse to grant bail without violating the eighth amendment. We recognize that there is logical support and some authority for this argument. 13 Nonetheless, the history of the right to bail, judicial precedent, the fundamental purpose of bail and the language of the clause itself require us to make further inquiry. 36 We first consider the logic of interpreting the clause to mean that bail may not be excessive, but may be denied altogether. We find ourselves in agreement with the Second Circuit's cogent observation: we perceive no constitutional distinction between requiring excessive bail and denying bail altogether in the absence of legitimate reasons. United States ex rel. Goodman v. Kehl, 456 F.2d 863, 868 (2d Cir. 1972) (emphasis added). Similarly, Mr. Justice Burton, writing in dissent in Carlson v. Landon, observed: 37 (The) Amendment clearly prohibits federal bail that is excessive in amount when seen in the light of all traditionally relevant circumstances. Likewise, it must prohibit unreasonable denial of bail. The Amendment cannot well mean that, on the one hand, it prohibits the requirement of bail so excessive in amount as to be unattainable, yet, on the other hand, under like circumstances, it does not prohibit the denial of bail, which comes to the same thing. The same circumstances are relevant to both procedures. 38 342 U.S. at 569, 72 S.Ct. at 548 (emphasis added). 14 39 If the eighth amendment has any meaning beyond sheer rhetoric, the constitutional prohibition against excessive bail necessarily implies that unreasonable denial of bail is likewise prohibited. Logic defies any other resolution of the question. 40 This does not necessarily mean that a court cannot refuse to set bail in some cases. Pretrial release is a recognition of the individual's interest in obtaining freedom prior to any finding of guilt. Society also has certain interests that are balanced against the individual's desire for release. Foremost among these interests is society's desire to obtain assurances that the accused will appear for trial and submit to sentencing. As the Court wrote in Stack v. Boyle, 342 U.S. at 4-5, 72 S.Ct. at 3-4:The right to release before trial is conditioned upon the accused's giving adequate assurance that he will stand trial and submit to sentence if found guilty. Ex parte Milburn, 9 Pet. 704, 710, (9 L.Ed. 280) (1835). Like the ancient practice of securing the oaths of responsible persons to stand as sureties for the accused, the modern practice of requiring a bail bond or the deposit of a sum of money subject to forfeiture serves as additional assurance of the presence of an accused. Bail set at a figure higher than an amount reasonably calculated to fulfill this purpose is excessive under the Eighth Amendment. See United States v. Motlow, 10 F.2d 657 (1926, opinion by Mr. Justice Butler as Circuit Justice of the Seventh Circuit). 41 Since the function of bail is limited, the fixing of bail for any individual defendant must be based upon standards relevant to the purpose of assuring the presence of that defendant. 15 42 We ordinarily determine whether bail in a particular case is excessive by considering whether the amount corresponds to the state's interests under the particular circumstances of the case. If the bail is higher than is necessary to meet the state's legitimate objectives, it is excessive. We recognize that there may be instances where no amount of bail can sufficiently protect the state's interests. In such a case, a court may consider the relevant factors and deny bail. See, e. g., United States v. Abrahams, 575 F.2d 3 (1st Cir.), app'l for bail denied, 436 U.S. 902, 98 S.Ct. 2229, 56 L.Ed.2d 399, cert. denied, 439 U.S. 821, 99 S.Ct. 85, 58 L.Ed.2d 112 (1978) (denying bail where accused had forfeited a $100,000 bond in the past and lived a life of subterfuge, deceit and cunning.). However, it is quite another thing to say that the eighth amendment would permit outright denial of bail without consideration of the factors relevant to an individual's suitability for pretrial release; at least in the eyes of the accused, an unreasonable and arbitrary denial of bail is surely the equivalent to an unobtainably high amount of bail that is set unreasonably and arbitrarily. 43 The State argues, however, that nothing within the eighth amendment prohibits a legislative (as opposed to a judicial) denial of bail in a certain class of cases. The Supreme Court of Nebraska accepted this argument: 44 Once a recognition that legislative bodies had the right to exclude murder, treason, or capital offenses from bail is made, one is left with the inescapable conclusion that the Eighth Amendment simply prohibited excessive bail where allowed and did not guarantee the right to bail in every instance. 45 Parker v. Roth, 278 N.W.2d at 111. 46 In considering this view, we observe first that it suffers from the same logical flaw as the argument just discussed. If legislative bodies are free to define any and all offenses as nonbailable, they may deprive the amendment of any force and accused persons of any protection. We agree with Justice Black that to conclude that the Amendment does no more than protect a right to bail which Congress can take away reduce(s) (it) below the level of a pious admonition. Carlson v. Landon, 342 U.S. at 556, 72 S.Ct. at 542 (dissenting opinion). This indeed is a devitalizing interpretation. Id. 47 The state urges that English history supports the concept of legislative denial of bail, since Parliament recognized certain offenses were nonbailable and others were subject to reasonable bail. See Duker and Meyer, supra note 12. 48 In construing the Constitution, an analysis of English common law and its adaptation in the colonies can be relevant in determining the intent of the framers. 16 However, the overall history of the bail clause does not necessarily support the conclusion advanced by the state. The fact that Parliament classified certain offenses as nonbailable is not an absolute indication that Congress was to enjoy the same power to define bailable and nonbailable offenses. Our Congress operates under the limits imposed by the Constitution. England, of course, had no constitution. 17 The Constitution was our assurance that many of the abuses suffered under English rule would not be passed on to our people. As the Supreme Court recognized 30 years ago, quoting Stansbury's trial of James H. Peck: 49 At the Revolution we separated ourselves from the mother country, and we have established a republican form of government, securing to the citizens of this country other and greater personal rights, than those enjoyed under the British monarchy. 50 Bridges v. California, 314 U.S. 252, 264 n.7, 62 S.Ct. 190, 194, 86 L.Ed. 192 (1941). 51 See also Carlson v. Landon, 342 U.S. at 557, 72 S.Ct. at 542 (Black, J., dissenting). 52 Furthermore, there is strong evidence in colonial laws that the American concept of bail differed significantly from English law. Most significant is the early recognition within the colonies that bail was deemed a right of every person except those charged with capital crimes. As early as 1641, the Massachusetts Body of Liberties guaranteed bail in noncapital crimes. 18 This trend in colonial law toward a guarantee of bail in noncapital cases culminated in the Northwest Ordinance of 1787, which stated: 53 (A)ll persons shall be bailable, unless for capital offences, where the proof shall be evident, or the presumption great. All fines shall be moderate, and no cruel or unusual punishments shall be inflicted. 54 An Ordinance for the Government of the Territory of the United States North-west of the River Ohio, Art. II, 22 Journals of the Continental Congress 334 (1787), reprinted in 1 Stat. 50 n. (a). 55 Similar clauses now appear in most state constitutions. See Petition of Humphrey, 601 P.2d 103, 108-11 (Okl.Cr.1979) (compiling state constitutional provisions). 19 56 The state, however, places strong reliance on Mr. Justice Reed's observations in Carlson v. Landon, 342 U.S. at 545-46, 72 S.Ct. at 537. 57 The Eighth Amendment has not prevented Congress from defining the classes of cases in which bail shall be allowed in this country. Thus in criminal cases bail is not compulsory where the punishment may be death. Indeed, the very language of the Amendment fails to say all arrests must be bailable. 58 The state emphasizes that throughout Anglo-American legal history there have been legislative acts denying bail in capital cases. In fact, when the eighth amendment itself was adopted, Congress contemporaneously passed section 33 of the Judiciary Act of 1789, 1 Stat. 73, guaranteeing bail to every accused person except those charged with capital crimes. Thus, it is argued that the framers of the Bill of Rights were well aware that the right to bail could be legislatively denied. 59 Although we are not confronted with the question, we acknowledge that Congress, and the state legislatures, seemingly possess the power to deny the right to bail to persons charged with capital crimes. It is argued that from this premise we must conclude that a legislative body may also deny the right to bail in any or all noncapital cases. However, the syllogism is not complete. First, as discussed, there is a historical basis for the capital crimes exception; there is no similar historical basis for a legislative denial in noncapital cases. In fact, colonial practice suggests to the contrary. Second, the concept of denial of bail in capital cases is at least arguably consistent with one of the purposes of bail. As previously set forth, traditionally the fundamental and sole purpose of bail before conviction was to provide reasonable assurance the accused would appear for trial and sentencing if convicted. The Ninth Circuit recently observed that state courts have found that statutes denying bail to defendants charged with capital offenses were enacted because it had been thought that most defendants facing a possible death penalty would likely flee regardless of what bail was set, but that those facing only a possible prison sentence would not if bail were sufficiently high. United States v. Kennedy, 618 F.2d 557, 559 (9th Cir. 1980). 60 Blackstone's Commentaries observed in 1770: 61 (the accused) must either be committed to prison, or give bail; that is, put in securities for his appearance, to answer the charge against him. This commitment therefore being only for safe custody, wherever bail will answer the same intention, it ought to be taken; as in most of the inferior crimes: but in felonies, and other offences of a capital nature, no bail can be a security equivalent to the actual custody of the person. For what is there that a man may not be induced to forfeit, to save his own life? and what satisfaction or indemnity is it to the public, to seize the effects of them who have bailed a murderer, if the murderer himself be suffered to escape with impunity? 62 4 W. Blackstone, Commentaries on the Laws of England 293-94 (4th Ed. 1770). 63 In dealing with noncapital offenses there exists no similar rational and relevant concern. In noncapital crimes without balancing at least the individual factors of the particular case there exists no equally strong compulsion to conclude that an accused will not appear for trial. 64 Certainly the eighth amendment would prohibit Congress from arbitrarily decreeing that all persons arrested for possession of an illegal weapon or a proscribed drug must give security by a $1,000,000 bond. We think few courts would have difficulty finding that such a law would not pass muster under the excessive bail clause. If a $1,000,000 bond set arbitrarily by legislative fiat is excessive there is little logic to support the proposition that Congress could arbitrarily deny bail for any or all criminal charges whatsoever. The point is, we agree, Congress and the states may reasonably legislate as to the right to bail for certain offenses provided the power is exercised rationally, reasonably, and without discrimination. 20 65 Lastly, we turn to judicial precedent. 66 It is urged that Carlson v. Landon, relied upon by the Nebraska Supreme Court, has settled the issue favorably to the state. We disagree; Carlson, in our judgment, provides at least implicit support for striking down the Nebraska amendment. 21 67 Carlson involved the discretionary denial of bail by the Attorney General for alien communists facing deportation. On its face, Carlson may not be controlling here since it did not involve persons accused of crime, the traditional concern of the bail clause. Nevertheless, we deem it significant that the Supreme Court upheld the denial of bail under the Internal Security Act, solely on the grounds that Congress had provided the Attorney General with discretion to grant or deny bail. Significantly, with respect to aliens facing deportation proceedings, his discretion was subject to judicial review. The Supreme Court observed: 68 A wide range of discretion in the Attorney General as to bail is required to meet the varying situations arising from the many aliens in this country. 69 The policy and standards as to what aliens are subject to deportation are, in general, clear and definite. 8 U.S.C. §§ 137 and 155. Specifically when dealing with alien Communists, as in these cases, the legislative standard for deportation is definite. See notes 3 and 4, supra. In carrying out that policy the Attorney General is not left with untrammeled discretion as to bail. Courts review his determination. Hearings are had, and he must justify his refusal of bail by reference to the legislative scheme to eradicate the evils of Communist activity. 70 342 U.S. at 543, 72 S.Ct. at 536 (emphasis added). 71 In Carlson the court of appeals in fact earlier had remanded to the district court one of the individual cases since the government had not based the Attorney General's denial on relevant factors relating to the necessity of pretrial detention. 22 Significantly, the Supreme Court stated: 72 In fact, a report filed with this Court by the 73 Department of Justice in this case at our request shows allowance of bail in the large majority of cases. The refusal of bail in these cases is not arbitrary or capricious or an abuse of power. 74 Id. at 542, 72 S.Ct. at 535 (emphasis added). 75 Thus Carlson recognized that where the Attorney General exercised judgmental discretion, denial of bail could not be based on arbitrary standards. In concluding the eighth amendment did not prevent denial of bail, the Court carefully stated: 76 We think, clearly, here that the Eighth Amendment does not require that bail be allowed under the circumstances of these cases. 77 Id. at 546, 72 S.Ct. at 537 (emphasis added). 78
79 We turn now to the question of whether the Nebraska constitutional amendment constitutes an unreasonable and arbitrary denial of bail violating the excessive bail clause of the eighth amendment. We conclude that it does. 80 Under the challenged state procedures, bail must be denied to every person charged with sexual offenses involving penetration by force or against the will of the victim where the proof is evident or the presumption great. Once the charge is made and it is determined that the proof is evident, no other relevant factor is weighed and no standards relevant to the purpose of assuring the presence of the defendant are considered. No discretion is vested in any judicial officer to grant or to deny bail. The only circumstance where bail might possibly be granted is where the judicial officer determines the proof is not evident or the presumption is not great. 23 This criterion, however, bears little relevance to the factors ordinarily used to determine whether bail should be granted or denied in an individual case. As earlier indicated, the right to release before trial is traditionally based upon reasonable conditions to provide adequate assurance that the accused will stand trial and submit to sentence if found guilty. Release upon reasonable conditions of bail thus serves to preserve the presumption of innocence by preventing infliction of punishment before trial. Stack v. Boyle, 342 U.S. at 4-5, 72 S.Ct. at 3-4; Hudson v. Parker, 156 U.S. 277, 285, 15 S.Ct. 450, 453, 39 L.Ed. 424 (1895). The state does not contend that an absolute denial of bail to all persons charged with forcible rape is rationally related or necessary to assuring their appearance at trial. In noncapital cases there exists no empirical basis for an assumption that all persons charged will not appear for trial once appearance is conditioned upon reasonable bail. 81 The state urges, however, that it may permissibly view the crime of first degree sexual assault as a heinous crime distinct from other crimes and that the welfare of society demands that persons charged with this crime should not be afforded pretrial release. Cf. Coker v. Georgia, 433 U.S. 584, 97 S.Ct. 2861, 53 L.Ed.2d 982 (1977). There is little need to demonstrate at length the seriousness of the crime of rape. No one can deny society's continuing concern for preventing the occurrence of such offenses and exercising every legitimate effort to punish those who commit the crime. But punishment for any crime before trial and proper conviction is alien to our legal system and constitutes a denial of due process. Bell v. Wolfish, 441 U.S. 520, 99 S.Ct. 1861, 60 L.Ed.2d 447 (1979). 24 Thus, it is plain that accused persons cannot be held with the intention of punishing them, and the state does not claim it has such a purpose. The only other purpose conceivably served is protecting society from these persons. This argument rests on the assumption that all persons accused of first degree sexual offenses in Nebraska, where there is a preliminary finding of evident proof of the offense, pose a danger to the community by inclination to commit similar offenses. 82 There has long been legal debate as to whether bail may be denied where the judicial officer finds that the individual poses a danger to the community. 25 Preventive detention is officially recognized in the federal system only in the District of Columbia. D.C.Code Ann. §§ 23-1321 to 23-1322. See Blunt v. United States, 322 A.2d 579 (D.C.App.1974). However, even under this legislation, an individual is afforded procedural safeguards and the government must prove that the individual's behavior presents a risk to the community. 83 The federal courts have traditionally held, consistent with Stack v. Boyle, that under the eighth amendment and the federal bail statute, the only relevant factor is the likelihood that the defendant will appear for trial. See note 15, supra. 26 Several courts have, however, indicated that danger to the community may be considered when setting bail. See Carlson v. Landon, 342 U.S. at 538, 72 S.Ct. at 533; Carbo v. United States, 82 S.Ct. 662, 666, 7 L.Ed.2d 769 (1962) (Douglas, Circuit J.); United States v. Wind, 527 F.2d 672 (6th Cir. 1975); United States ex rel. Covington v. Coparo, 297 F.Supp. 203, 207 (S.D.N.Y.1969); Wansley v. Wilkerson, 263 F.Supp. 54, 57 (W.D.Va.1967). But see United States v. Beaman, 631 F.2d 85, 87 (6th Cir. 1980); United States v. Bigelow, 544 F.2d 904 (6th Cir. 1976) (Wind restricted to threats to witnesses); United States v. Leathers, 412 F.2d 169, 171 (D.C.Cir.1969). There are also several cases suggesting that the court may deny bail in order to protect its own processes, such as in cases where an accused has threatened witnesses. Carbo v. United States, 82 S.Ct. at 668-69; United States v. Smith, 444 F.2d 61, 62 (8th Cir. 1971), cert. denied, 405 U.S. 977, 92 S.Ct. 1205, 31 L.Ed.2d 253 (1972). United States v. Bigelow, 544 F.2d at 907-08; Gavino v. MacMahon, 499 F.2d 1191, 1195 (2d Cir. 1974); Nail v. Slayton, 353 F.Supp. 1013, 1019-20 (W.D.Va.1972). Cf. Martin v. State, 517 P.2d 1389 (Alaska 1974); In re Underwood, 9 Cal.3d 345, 107 Cal.Rptr. 401, 508 P.2d 721 (1973); Commonwealth v. Truesdale, 449 Pa. 325, 296 A.2d 829 (1972) (courts holding that state constitutions guarantee bail and prevent pretrial detention based on dangerousness). 84 On the record before us, however, we need not decide whether discretionary pretrial release of an individual may be denied after a finding that release would create a danger to the community. It is sufficient to observe that the Nebraska procedures provide for no inquiry into the dangerousness of the individual, and no such finding appears in the record of this case. Instead, Nebraska has made a legislative determination that an entire class of accused persons is not entitled to bail. We are aware of no decision, with the exception of Parker v. Roth, including Carlson, that has sanctioned legislative denial of bail to all persons based solely on the noncapital offense charged. Instead, every determination involving bail in noncapital cases involves the balancing of particularized factors of the individual case. The factors to be weighed by a judicial officer include the nature and circumstances of the offense charged, the accused's family ties, employment, financial resources, character and mental condition, the length of the residence in the community, the record of prison convictions and the record of appearance at court proceedings or flight to avoid prosecution. See, e.g., 18 U.S.C. § 3146(b); 2A Neb.Rev.Stat. § 29-901.01. And assuming, arguendo, that the danger to the community is also a relevant factor, the individual factors just recited must be weighed along with the overall background and known propensities of the individual before it can be reasonably determined that such individual poses such a threat to the community that bail must be denied. A judicial officer who is legislatively denied discretion to consider these factors is required arbitrarily to deny every defendant the right to bail based solely on the particular crime charged. 85 We do not hold and need not decide that there is a constitutional right in every case to release on bail. As we have discussed, there exists a strong argument that bail may be properly denied without encroaching on constitutional concerns where a judicial officer weighs all the appropriate factors and makes a reasoned judgment that the defendant's past record demonstrates that bail will not reasonably assure his or her appearance or, arguendo, that he or she, because of the overall record and circumstances, poses a threat to the community. The fatal flaw in the Nebraska constitutional amendment is that the state has created an irrebuttable presumption that every individual charged with this particular offense is incapable of assuring his appearance by conditioning it upon reasonable bail or is too dangerous to be granted release. 27 The constitutional protections involved in the grant of pretrial release by bail are too fundamental to foreclose by arbitrary state decree. The state may be free to consider the nature of the charge and the degree of proof in granting or denying bail but it cannot give these factors conclusive force. Cf. L. Tribe, American Constitutional Law 1095-96 (1978). 28 As Mr. Justice Murphy once wrote in another context: (T)o justify discriminatory action against the entire group is to deny that under our system of law individual guilt is the sole basis for the deprivation of rights. Korematsu v. United States, 323 U.S. 214, 240, 65 S.Ct. 193, 205, 89 L.Ed. 194 (1944) (dissent). 86 We hold, therefore, that the portion of Article I, section 9 of the Nebraska Constitution denying bail to persons charged with certain sexual offenses violates the eighth amendment of the United States Constitution, as incorporated in the fourteenth amendment. Accordingly, we reverse the district court's dismissal of the complaint and remand for issuance of a declaratory judgment in accordance with this opinion. The plaintiff has also prayed for an injunction restraining future application of this portion of the Nebraska Constitution. We see no need for the issuance of an injunction. See Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113, 166, 93 S.Ct. 705, 733, 35 L.Ed.2d 147 (1973). The appeal from the denial of the writ of habeas corpus is dismissed as moot. 87