Section 27.12 Setting of Appeal Bond

• Library: Criminal Practice 2012 Supp

3. (§27.12) Setting of Appeal Bond

Rule 30.16 provides that: “if a convicted defendant is entitled to a conditional release pending an appeal, the conditions shall be determined by the court under Rule 33.” The court must also determine the amount of the appeal bond, and the defendant’s attorney should move for the court to set the amount and the conditions of the appeal bond at the time of the final sentencing hearing. The defendant and the defendant’s attorney need to be prepared for the possibility that the appeal bond may be...