§ 924.16, Fla. Stat. · Chapter 924. CRIMINAL APPEALS AND COLLATERAL REVIEW
Discharge pending appeal.
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Text — 2026 Florida Statutes
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.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
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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