Opinion

In Re Scaggs

  • 47 Cal. 2d 416
  • 303 P.2d 1009
  • 1956 Cal. LEXIS 291
Court
California Supreme Court
Filed
Nov 30, 1956
Status
Published
Author
Schauer
On the bench
Gibson, Carter, Schauer
Cited by
17 cases
Authority
More cited than 6.1%

The opinion

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 ]).

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