Rule RCr 13.01 – Records

Civil Rules 79.01, 79.02(1), 79.03, 79.04, 79.05(1), and 79.06 shall apply also to criminal actions. The general docket of criminal cases in the trial court shall be kept separately from the general dockets of civil and appellate cases. The general docket for criminal...

Rule RCr 12.78 – Bail on appeal

(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

(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...