TOM CASTLE, APPELLANT,
v.
STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE
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The court held that the defendant failed to meet the burden of showing his appeal was in good faith and not frivolous, nor did he demonstrate he would not flee.
Appellant was denied bail following a conviction, and this denial was appealed. The motion for bail did not allege sufficient grounds to warrant a sta…
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ORFINGER, Judge.
This appeal questions an order denying appellant bail following conviction. The conviction itself is on appeal and we have consolidated the two causes because review of a denial of stay pending review is by motion, not by separate appeal. Rule 9.140(e)(4) Fla.R.App.P. On the merits, the motion addressed to the trial court did not allege any grounds upon which the court could have granted a stay. The defendant has the burden of showing to the trial court that his appeal following conviction is taken in good faith, on grounds not frivolous but fairly debatable. Rule 3.691, Fla.R.Crim.P.; Younghans v. State, 90 So. 2d 308 (Fla.1956); Baker v. State, 213 So. 2d 285 (Fla. 4th DCA 1968). There was no such allegation or showing below.
Additionally, the defendant then has the burden of convincing the court that he will not flee and evade punishment if his conviction is affirmed, because even if he meets the first threshold, the trial court has the discretion to deny bail if the additional showing is not made. Younghans; Baker. The motion for review is denied.
DAUKSCH, C. J., and COBB, J., concur.
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- Younghans v. State, 90 So. 2d 308 (Fla. 1956)
- Baker v. State, 213 So. 2d 285 (Fla. 4th DCA 1968)