Cheatham v. Novell

HURLEY, Judge.

By original petition for writ of habeas corpus we are asked to determine the standard to evaluate a request for bond, made by an adjudicated defendant, pending disposition of a motion for new trial. We conclude that the general principles set forth in Younghans v. State, 90 So.2d 308 (Fla.1956), apply and should guide the exercise of the trial court’s discretion.

Petitioners Cheatham and Jones are defendants in the trial court. They were free on bond until the jury returned verdicts of guilty, at which point the trial court adjudicated both and remanded them to the custody of the…