Foster v. State

Sognier, Judge.

Appellant Foster was arrested and indicted for aggravated assault with intent to rape and possession of a weapon during the commission of a felony. Appellant’s motion for pretrial bail was denied. Notice of appeal was filed; appellant claims error in the denial of bond prior to a conviction.

OCGA § 17-6-1 (Code Ann. § 27-901) was amended effective November 1,1982 to add aggravated assault to the crimes which are bailable only before a judge of the superior court and within the sound discretion of the judge.

The denial of bond in these circumstances has now been made directly…