Sydnor v. Commonwealth

GUDGEL, Judge.

This is an appeal from an order of the Jefferson Circuit Court which increased the amount of appellant’s bond, previously set in the district court at $3,000.00, to $25,-000.00 cash. The issue is whether the court erred by ordering the increase. We hold that the court did not err and affirm.

After appellant’s arrest, she posted a bond set by the district court at $3,000.00 and was released from custody. Thereafter, she was indicted by a Grand Jury for the offenses of murder and first-degree robbery. The Commonwealth filed a motion with the circuit court to increase her bond.…