Florida Statute 924.16 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XLVII
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE AND CORRECTIONS

Chapter 924
CRIMINAL APPEALS AND COLLATERAL REVIEW

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924.16 Discharge pending appeal.—If a defendant is in custody after judgment of conviction at the time of appeal, the appeal and supersedeas shall not discharge the defendant from custody. The court appealed from or a judge of the appellate court may order the defendant released on bail in cases that are bailable.

History.—s. 293c, ch. 19554, 1939; CGL 1940 Supp. 8663(305); s. 153, ch. 70-339; s. 1555, ch. 97-102.

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Lambert v. State, 151 So. 2d 675 (Fla. 1st DCA 1963).

Cited 6 times | Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal

...hout a showing of good cause or failed to follow the procedure required by statute, so this court is bound by the presumption of correctness of the order increasing bail. Motion denied. STURGIS, Acting C.J., and WIGGINTON, J., concur. NOTES [1] F.S. § 924.16, F.S.A....

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