§ 40-11-113 — Admission to bail pending appeal

(a) (1) In the cases in which the defendant may be admitted to bail upon appeal, the order admitting the defendant to bail may be made either by the court wherein the judgment was rendered, or the judge of the rendering court, by the court of criminal appeals, or any judge of the court of criminal appeals, or by the supreme court, or any supreme court justice. (2) In any case in which any person has been admitted to bail following the person's arrest or indictment, the bail bond, security or cash deposit shall continue and be valid and binding pending any trial proceeding and appellate review, and no additional or new bail shall be required unless ordered by the court wherein the judgment of the conviction was rendered, or the judge of the rendering court, or by the court of criminal appeals, or any judge of the court of criminal appeals, or by the supreme court, or any supreme court judge. (3) Nothing in this section shall prevent any of the rendering courts, the court of criminal appeals or the supreme court or any judge or justice of those courts from reducing or increasing the amount of bail required pending appellate review. (4) If any person admitted to bail pending appeal is indicted for or convicted of a separate felony offense while released on bail, the bail shall be revoked and the defendant committed immediately. (b) If a defendant is convicted of first degree murder, a Class A felony or a violation of § 39-11-117 , § 39-12-205 , § 39-13-304 , § 39-13-402 , § 39-13-503 , § 39-13-504 , § 39-13-518 , § 39-13-1004 , § 39-15-402 , § 39-17-107 , § 39-17-417(b) , § 39-17-417(c)(1) , § 39-17-417(i) , § 39-17-1004 or § 39-17-1005 , the judge shall revoke bail immediately, notwithstanding sentencing hearings, motions for a new trial, or related post-guilt determination hearings. (c) If the defendant is convicted of any other felony offense, the judge may revoke bail immediately, notwithstanding sentencing hearings, motions for a new trial and related post-guilt determination hearings. (d) Before a judge admits to bail pending appeal and releases a defendant who is convicted of any kidnapping offense, for which bail is authorized, involving a hostage or victim, the judge shall make all reasonable and diligent efforts to notify the hostage or victim of the offense that the defendant has been admitted to bail pending appeal and is being released. If the hostage or victim is under eighteen (18) years of age or is otherwise unavailable, the judge shall make all reasonable and diligent efforts to so notify the family, if any, of the hostage or victim.

Legislative History

Amended by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 643, s 1, eff. 3/11/2022. Amended by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 545, s 15, eff. 7/1/2021. Acts 1978, ch. 506, § 13; 1979, ch. 224, § 1; 1979, ch. 318, § 16; 1979, ch. 397, § 1; 1981, ch. 449, § 2; 1982, ch. 567, §§ 1, 2; T.C.A., § 40-1213; Acts 1988, ch. 648, § 2; 1991, ch. 347, §§ 1, 3; 1995, ch. 498, § 1.