Jones v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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7 state decisions

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1. ““An appeal bond for a misdemeanor from a justice court to the circuit court in from one hundred to five hundred dollars, and,.in case of violation of the liquor law, a bond of one thousand dollars may be required. In criminal cases, an appeal bond, under section 62, Code of 1906 (Hemingway’s Code, section 38), from the circuit court to the supreme court, to stay the judgment or sentence appealed from, is required in double the estimated amount of costs accrued and likely to- accrue in the case in event the judgment be affirmed. Under section 41 of Hemingway’s Code (section 65, Code of 1906)—-‘in all cases of conviction of a misdemeanor, an appeal taken shall stay the judgment appealed from; and the appellant, if sentenced to imprisonment for his offense, or to stand committed until his fine and costs shall be paid, may be relieved from such imprisonment or commitment, pending his appeal, by giving bond, with sufficient resident sureties or one or more guaranty or surety companies authorized to do business in this state, to be approved by the clerk of the court from which the appeal is taken, payable to the state in the penalty of not less than one hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars, to be determined by such clerk, with reference to the grade of the offense, as indicated by the judgment, and the-ability of the appellant to give bond,’ etc. “These sections indicate the public policy with reference to the amount of bond required in this state to appeal from a jud”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Jones v. State