{"data":{"id":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-924.16","jurisdiction":"us-fl","citation":"Fla. Stat. § 924.16","heading":"Discharge pending appeal.","body":"If a defendant is in custody after judgment of conviction at the time of appeal, the appeal and supersedeas shall not discharge the defendant from custody. The court appealed from or a judge of the appellate court may order the defendant released on bail in cases that are bailable.\nHistory.—s. 293c, ch. 19554, 1939; CGL 1940 Supp. 8663(305); s. 153, ch. 70-339; s. 1555, ch. 97-102.","path":["CHAPTER 924 CRIMINAL APPEALS AND COLLATERAL REVIEW"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute\u0026URL=0900-0999/0924/0924.html","current_through":"2026 Florida Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:16:25Z","sha256":"d70cc5178bae3844679dd636878f84fc816679a423ccd6b051d231091cd6e672","source_id":"us-fl","stale":false,"prev":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-924.15","next":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-924.17"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}