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Conn. Practice Book § 43-2
Posttrial Release Following Conviction
(a) A person who has been convicted of any
offense and who either is awaiting sentence or
has given oral or written notice of his or her intention to appeal or file a petition for certification or
a writ of certiorari may be released, subject to
General Statutes § 54-95, pending final disposition of his or her case upon sentence or appeal,
unless the judicial authority finds custody to be
necessary to provide reasonable assurance of the
person’s appearance in court, upon the first of the
following conditions of release found sufficient by
the judicial authority to provide such assurance:
(1) His or her execution of a written promise
to appear;
(2) His or her execution of a bond without surety
in no greater amount than necessary;
(3) His or her execution of a bond with surety
in no greater amount than necessary;
(4) His or her deposit of a sum of money equal
to the amount called for by the bond required by
the judicial authority;
(5) His or her pledge of real property, the equity
of which shall be calculated, and be in such an
amount, as set forth in Section 38-9.
(b) The judicial authority may order that the
bond in effect at that time continue until the imposition of sentence, and it may order an increase in
the amount of such bond. It shall also have authority to modify or revoke at any time the terms and
conditions of release.
when There Was a Plea Agreement
by Sentencing Court
(c) The provisions of Section 38-7 shall apply
to condition (4) herein, except that the cash bail
shall be deposited with the clerk of the court having jurisdiction of the offense with which such person stands convicted or any assistant clerk of
such court who is bonded in the same manner as
the clerk or any person or officer authorized to
accept bail.
History
(P.B. 1978-1997, Sec. 908.)
Provenance
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- jud.ct.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-15
- Edition
- 2026-09-15
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