Grayer v. State

Carley, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of statutory rape and child molestation, and was sentenced to serve ten years in incarceration on each count. Appellant filed a motion for new trial and a motion for appeal bond. The trial court dismissed appellant’s motion for appeal bond, finding that OCGA § 17-6-1 (d) was a statutory preclusion to appellant’s even being considered for an appeal bond.

Appellant’s sole enumeration of error is that the trial court erred in dismissing his motion for appeal bond. OCGA § 17-6-1 (d) provides in pertinent part as follows: “No appeal bond shall be granted to any…