Legal Opinion
Salvatore Charles Grech v. E. W. Purdy, as Sheriff of Metropolitan Dade County
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 28, 1970No. 29184PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Per curiam
Appellant was convicted in a Florida state court of robbery, breaking and entering with intent to commit a felony, and aggravated assault. 1 He was sentenced to 15 years. He was then denied a supersedeas bond pending appeal by the sentencing court and by the appropriate Florida appellate court.
We agree with the district court that appellant was not denied bond because of a non-existent state statute or that the state court otherwise abused its discretion in denying the appeal bond. There is no absolute right to bond pending appeal. See U. S. ex rel. Fink v. Heyd, 5 Cir., 1969, 408 F.2d 7;…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- United States Ex Rel. Stephen Fink v. Louis Heyd, Criminal Sheriff of the Parish of OrleansCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Foster Sellers v. State of GeorgiaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
3Cited by5 opinions
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- Harold Raymond Hooks v. 4th District Court of Appeal, Fla., and State of Florida, and Walter Colbaith, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- King v. EastDistrict Court, N.D. Mississippi · 1977
- Wilcox v. CarterDistrict Court, M.D. Georgia · 1982