Martin v. State

ON MOTION TO REVIEW ORDER DENYING POST-TRIAL RELEASE BAIL-SUPERSEDEAS BOND

WARNER, C.J.

The appellant has filed a motion to review the trial court’s denial of post-trial release pending appeal. At the hearing on the motion, the court reasoned that the appellant had a prior felony conviction and thus was disqualified from post-trial release. We treat the motion for review as a Rule 3.691(c) appeal from the denial of bond and reverse. Not only did the court fail to comply with Rule 3.691(b), Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure, by not setting forth written reasons for its denial, but the only…