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Penal Code § 1291

ARTICLE 4. Bail on Appeal

Current as of September 28, 2026Pen. Code, § 1291Official source ↗

Amended by Code Amendments 1877-78, Ch. 89.

In the cases in which defendant may be admitted to bail upon an appeal, the order admitting him to bail may be made by any Magistrate having the power to issue a writ of habeas corpus, or by the Magistrate before whom the trial was had.