AB 813, as introduced, Gonzalez. Criminal procedure.
If an offense is bailable, a judgment of imprisonment has been given, and the defendant will surrender himself or herself in execution of the judgment when, among other things, the judgment is affirmed or modified, existing law authorizes the defendant in a criminal case to be admitted to bail after the conviction and during the appeal of the conviction.
This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that authorizes judicial review of a conviction in a criminal case even if a person is not in custody.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
It is the intent of the Legislature to enact
2legislation that authorizes judicial review of a conviction in a
3criminal case even if a person is not in custody.
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