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Penal Code § 1270.5

ARTICLE 1. In What Cases the Defendant May Be Admitted to Bail

Current as of September 28, 2026Pen. Code, § 1270.5Official source ↗

Added by renumbering Section 1270 (as enacted in 1872) by Stats. 1986, Ch. 248, Sec. 165.

A defendant charged with an offense punishable with death cannot be admitted to bail, when the proof of his or her guilt is evident or the presumption thereof great. The finding of an indictment does not add to the strength of the proof or the presumptions to be drawn therefrom.