Owens v. State

Smith, Judge.

Alton Owens was convicted of theft by taking on November 5, 1976, in the Superior Court of Wilkes County and sentenced to a term of five years, with the first three years to be served in confinement and the remaining two years on probation. From this conviction he has filed his appeal.

The trial court denied movant’s oral motion for a supersedeas bond made immediately after movant filed his notice of appeal to the Court of Appeals of Georgia on the ground that "it was the policy of the court not to set supersedeas bonds in criminal cases.” This is an abuse of discretion even…