People v. Davis

Petitioner, George W. Davis, has been convicted of grand theft. His appeal is now pending. By this application he seeks from this court an order admitting him to bail pending the appeal. Such an application was first made to the trial court, and was there denied.' That court also denied his petition for probation. The application recites the conviction and the taking of the appeal,' and- then alleges that the denial of bail by the trial court was unjustified and an abuse of discretion. In this connection it is averred that petitioner has been a resident of San Francisco all his life; that…