{"data":{"id":"us-ca/pen-1272","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"PEN § 1272","heading":"","body":"After conviction of an offense not punishable with death or life without the possibility of parole, a defendant who has made application for probation or who has appealed may be admitted to bail:\n(a) As a matter of right, before judgment is pronounced pending application for probation in cases of misdemeanors, or when the appeal is from a judgment imposing a fine only.\n(b) As a matter of right, before judgment is pronounced pending application for probation in cases of misdemeanors, or when the appeal is from a judgment imposing imprisonment in cases of misdemeanors.\n(c) As a matter of discretion in all other cases, except that a person convicted of an offense subject to this subdivision, who makes a motion for release on bail subsequent to a sentencing hearing, shall provide notice of the hearing on the bail motion to the prosecuting attorney at least five court days prior to the hearing.","path":["Penal Code - PEN","PART 2. OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE [681. - 1620.]","TITLE 10. MISCELLANEOUS PROCEEDINGS [1268. - 1424.5.]","CHAPTER 1. Bail [1268. - 1320.5.]","ARTICLE 1. In What Cases the Defendant May Be Admitted to Bail [1268. - 1276.5.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"93c78bbd52954d982a996a7c850200a19df487b47abf3df79725342e29fe16e9","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/pen-1271","next":"us-ca/pen-1272.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}