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Rule RCr 12.82 – Application for relief pending review

by admin | May 13, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Kentucky

If an application is made to the appropriate appellate court for bail pending appeal, for an extension of time for filing the record on appeal, or for any other relief, the application shall be upon notice and shall show that application to the trial court is not...

Rule RCr 12.80 – Execution and approval of bond

by admin | May 13, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Kentucky

The bond for bail pending appeal may be given at or after the time of filing the notice of appeal. The stay is effective when the bond is accepted by the court or the clerk, and the clerk shall give prompt notice of such acceptance to the attorney for the...

Rule RCr 12.78 – Bail on appeal

by admin | May 13, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Kentucky

(1) Bail may be allowed by the trial judge pending appeal notwithstanding that service of the sentence has commenced, except when the defendant has been sentenced to death or life imprisonment. (2) When a person has been convicted of an offense and only a fine has...

Rule RCr 12.76 – Stay of execution

by admin | May 13, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Kentucky

(1) (Death.) A sentence of death shall be stayed pending review by an appellate court, but the defendant may be transferred to the penitentiary. (2) (Imprisonment.) The execution of a sentence of imprisonment shall be stayed if an appeal is taken and the defendant is...