Royals v. State

McMurray, Presiding Judge.

Defendant was indicted and convicted of the offense of an incestuous relationship with his daughter. The defendant’s motion for bail pending appeal was denied and defendant appeals. Held:

An appeal bond hearing was conducted in accordance with the guidelines set forth in Moore v. State, 151 Ga. App. 413 (260 SE2d 350) and White v. State, 146 Ga. App. 147 (245 SE2d 870), in order to satisfy the mandate of Birge v. State, 238 Ga. 88, 89 (230 SE2d 895), that “after a sentence of imprisonment has been imposed, the question of the appellant’s custody pending final decision…