People v. Turner

I dissent. In the light of recent Supreme Court decisions (In re Boyle, 11 Cal.3d 165 [113 Cal.Rptr. 99, 520 P.2d 723]; In re Law, 10 Cal.3d 21 [109 Cal.Rptr. 573, 513 P.2d 621]; and In re Underwood, 9 Cal.3d 345 [107 Cal.Rptr. 401, 508 P.2d 721]) I apprehend the law of this state to be that except for capital offenses of the class defined in the new penalty legislation which became effective on January 1, 1974, a defendant is entitled to bail as a matter of right both before and after conviction, and that this right includes admission to bail pending appeal.

The thrust of Boyle, Law and…