Court Opinion

ID: 9575854
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-21 21:17:54.988878+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T12:48:04.176744
License: Public Domain

SCHAUER, J., Dissenting.
In my view, upon the record presented to us, the defendant is prima facie entitled to be admitted to reasonable bail upon appeal. I find no factual basis for the implied finding that no conceivable amount of bail would secure the presence of defendant and his amenability to the process of the court when required. Neither does the record support any other tenable ground for denying bail. Certainly the indicated objective of punishing the defendant is not a valid ground for jailing him pending his appeal. Consequently, the absolute denial of an order fixing bail is an abuse of discretion (Cal. Const., art. I, §6; In re Brumback (1956), 46 Cal.2d 810 [299 P.2d 217]).