AAA Bail Bonds, Inc. v. State

HERSEY, Judge.

This single issue appeal poses the question whether, under section 903.31, Florida Statutes (1989), the condition of an appearance bond is satisfied when the court accepts a plea of guilty or nolo contendere, but enters no judgment, and passes the case for adjudication and sentencing until the completion of the presentence investigation. A very similar question was certified to the Florida Supreme Court in Battles v. State, 595 So.2d 183, 186 (Fla. 1st DCA 1992).

We agree with the rationale employed by the Battles court and affirm the order of the trial court here, which…