Right to Bail. (a) Any person arrested for a criminal offense, other than murder in the first degree, shall be entitled as a matter of right to be released on bail before conviction; provided, however, that no person may be so released while so under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs that there is a reasonable ground to believe the person will be offensive to the general public. (b) A person arrested for murder in the first degree may be released on bail by any judge; provided, that the district attorney is given reasonable opportunity to be heard before any application for bail is granted. Source: 12 TTC § 251.