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RULE 3.691. POST-TRIAL RELEASE

  • Release pending appeal is not a right; it is granted at the discretion of the trial or appellate court.
  • A defendant must show their appeal is taken in good faith and on "fairly debatable" grounds.
  • If the court denies post-trial release, it must state its reasons in a written order.
  • Bail will be denied if the person has a prior felony conviction (and civil rights not restored) or if other felony charges with probable cause are pending.

(a) When Authorized. All persons who have been adjudicated guilty of the commission of any offense, not capital, may be released, pending review of the conviction, at the discretion of either the trial or appellate court, applying the principles enunciated in Younghans v. State, 90 So.2d 308 (Fla. 1956), provided that no person may be admitted to bail on appeal from a conviction of a felony unless the defendant establishes that the appeal is taken in good faith, on grounds fairly debatable, and not frivolous. However, in no case shall bail be granted if such person has previously been convicted of a felony, the commission of which occurred prior to the commission of the subsequent felony, and the person’s civil rights have not been restored or if other felony charges are pending against the person and probable cause has been found that the person has committed the felony or felonies at the time the request for bail is made.

(b) Written Findings. In any case in which the court has the discretion to release the defendant pending review of the conviction and, after the defendant’s conviction, denies release, it shall state in writing its reasons for the denial.

(c) Review of Denial. An order by a trial court denying bail to a person pursuant to the provisions of subdivision (a) may be reviewed by motion to the appellate court and the motion shall be advanced on the calendar of the appellate court for expeditious review.

(d) Conditions of Release. If the defendant is released after conviction and on appeal, the condition shall be: (1) the defendant will duly prosecute the appeal; (2) the defendant will surrender himself or herself in execution of the judgment or sentence on its being affirmed or modified or on the appeal being dismissed; or in case the judgment is reversed and the cause remanded for a new trial, the defendant will appear in the court to which the cause may be remanded for a new trial, that the defendant will appear in the court to which the cause may be remanded and submit to the orders and process thereof and will not depart the jurisdiction of the court without leave.

(e) Approval of Bond. The court shall approve the sufficiency and adequacy of the bond, its security, and sureties, prior to the release of the defendant.

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1977 Amendment. Chapter 76 138, section 2, Laws of Florida, by appropriate vote, repealed the provisions of rule 3.691, insofar as they were inconsistent with the legislative act. This rule has been amended to include the provisions of Chapter 76-138, Laws of Florida.

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