Indiana Constitution Article 1 Section 17
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Indiana Constitution Article 1 Section 17 is the state constitutional provision that addresses the use of bail and the conditions under which individuals accused of crimes may be detained before trial.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Indiana Constitution Article 1 Section 17 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5542991 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Indiana Constitution Article 1 Section 17 Context triple: [Article 1: Bill of Rights (Indiana Constitution), contains, Indiana Constitution Article 1 Section 17]
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A.
Indiana Constitution Article 1 Section 16
Indiana Constitution Article 1 Section 16 is a provision in Indiana’s Bill of Rights that limits excessive fines and cruel or unusual punishments in the state’s criminal justice system.
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B.
Indiana Constitution Article 1 Section 11
Indiana Constitution Article 1 Section 11 is the state’s primary constitutional provision governing searches and seizures, setting limits on law enforcement and protecting individual privacy rights in Indiana.
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C.
Indiana Constitution Article 1 Section 15
Indiana Constitution Article 1 Section 15 is a provision in the state’s Bill of Rights that addresses the treatment and rights of individuals in the criminal justice system, particularly regarding detention and punishment.
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D.
Indiana Constitution Article 1 Section 10
Indiana Constitution Article 1 Section 10 is a provision in the state’s Bill of Rights that sets specific limits on governmental power in criminal prosecutions and related legal proceedings.
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E.
Indiana Constitution Article 1 Section 13
Indiana Constitution Article 1 Section 13 is the state constitutional provision that guarantees the rights of the accused in criminal prosecutions, including a public trial by an impartial jury and the right to be heard and confront witnesses.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Indiana Constitution Article 1 Section 17 Target entity description: Indiana Constitution Article 1 Section 17 is the state constitutional provision that addresses the use of bail and the conditions under which individuals accused of crimes may be detained before trial.
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A.
Indiana Constitution Article 1 Section 16
Indiana Constitution Article 1 Section 16 is a provision in Indiana’s Bill of Rights that limits excessive fines and cruel or unusual punishments in the state’s criminal justice system.
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B.
Indiana Constitution Article 1 Section 11
Indiana Constitution Article 1 Section 11 is the state’s primary constitutional provision governing searches and seizures, setting limits on law enforcement and protecting individual privacy rights in Indiana.
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C.
Indiana Constitution Article 1 Section 15
Indiana Constitution Article 1 Section 15 is a provision in the state’s Bill of Rights that addresses the treatment and rights of individuals in the criminal justice system, particularly regarding detention and punishment.
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D.
Indiana Constitution Article 1 Section 10
Indiana Constitution Article 1 Section 10 is a provision in the state’s Bill of Rights that sets specific limits on governmental power in criminal prosecutions and related legal proceedings.
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E.
Indiana Constitution Article 1 Section 13
Indiana Constitution Article 1 Section 13 is the state constitutional provision that guarantees the rights of the accused in criminal prosecutions, including a public trial by an impartial jury and the right to be heard and confront witnesses.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | constitutional provision ⓘ |
| appliesIn | state criminal prosecutions ⓘ |
| appliesTo | persons accused of crimes in Indiana ⓘ |
| authorityLevel | supreme law of Indiana ⓘ |
| category | state constitutional criminal procedure provision ⓘ |
| citedAs | Ind. Const. art. 1, § 17 ⓘ |
| constrains | judicial discretion in denying bail ⓘ |
| enactedIn | Indiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enforceableBy |
Indiana courts
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
writs and appeals in criminal cases ⓘ |
| foundIn | official text of the Indiana Constitution ⓘ |
| guarantees | right to bail in most criminal cases ⓘ |
| historicalContext | part of Indiana’s constitutional protections for accused persons ⓘ |
| interpretedBy |
Indiana Court of Appeals
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Indiana Supreme Court NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | State of Indiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalDomain | criminal procedure ⓘ |
| legalEffect | binding on all Indiana state courts ⓘ |
| limits | power of the state to detain accused persons before trial ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Article 1 of the Indiana Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Indiana Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protects |
due process interests related to pretrial detention
ⓘ
individual liberty interests before trial ⓘ |
| regulates |
circumstances for pretrial detention without bail
ⓘ
conditions of pretrial release ⓘ use of bail in Indiana courts ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Indiana Constitution Article 1 Section 16 NERFINISHED ⓘ Indiana Constitution Article 1 Section 18 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scope | pretrial phase of criminal proceedings ⓘ |
| subject |
bail
ⓘ
pretrial detention ⓘ rights of accused persons ⓘ |
| typeOfRight | criminal defendant right ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Indiana Supreme Court
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Indiana appellate courts NERFINISHED ⓘ Indiana trial courts ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Indiana Constitution Article 1 Section 17 Description of subject: Indiana Constitution Article 1 Section 17 is the state constitutional provision that addresses the use of bail and the conditions under which individuals accused of crimes may be detained before trial.
Referenced by (1)
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subject surface form:
Article 1: Bill of Rights (Indiana Constitution)