Florida Statutes

Fla. Stat. § 924.16 (2025)

Discharge pending appeal.

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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.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 1963–1963 · leading case: Lambert v. State, 151 So. 2d 675 (Fla. 1st DCA 1963).

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Lambert v. State, 151 So. 2d 675 (Fla. 1st DCA 1963). · cites it 2× “The portion of the record submitted to this court fails to show that the trial judge abused his discretion in increasing bail, acted without 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…”

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