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, p u rs u an t t o Co u rt o f A p p eal s Ru le 4 0 (b ), fo r an

em erg en cy

s t ay o f al l p ro ceed i n g s i n t h e t ri al co u rt p en d i n g res o l u t i o n o f i t s ap p eal

i n th i s m at t er. Un d er o u r Ru l e 4 0 (b ), t h i s Co u rt m ay ex erci s e i t s in h eren t p o wer as

m ay b e neces sary t o p res erv e ju ri sd i ct i o n o f an ap p eal o r t o p rev en t t h e co n t e s t e d

i s su e fro m

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Th e St at e s ho ws t hat Ro n al d Arl i n e w as fo u n d gu i lt y by a Do u g hert y Co u n t y

ju ry o f rap e, ag g rav at ed ch il d m o l es t at i o n

, an d ch i l d m o l es t at i o n i n 2 0 1 4. Th e t ri al

co u rt g ran t ed Arl in e’ s m o t i o n fo r a n ew t ri al i n an o rd er fi l ed M arch 1 3 , 2 01 7 , an d,

t h e St at e rep res en t s , i t h as fi l ed a t i m el y n o t i ce o f ap p eal fro m

t h at o rd er.

Th e St at e co n t en d s t h at t h e t ri al c o u rt “ d em o n st rat ed an in t en t to act b ey o n d

i t s au th o ri t y an d j u ri s d ict i o n ” by co n s i d eri n g t he g ran t o f b o n d t o Arl i n e. As o f t h e

t i m e o f t h i s em erg en cy m ot i o n

, t h e t ri al co u rt h as n ot ru l ed o n t h e i ss u e o f Arl i n e’ s

b o n d

. Th u s, an y d eci s i o n b y t h e t ri al co u rt rem ai n s a m at ter o f s p ecu lat i on

. Fu rt h er,

t h e St at e d o es n o t s h o w t hat t h e t ri al co u rt has no ju ri s d i ct i o n t o co n s i der t h e m at t er

o f Arl i n e’ s b o n d

. Th e St at e h as n o t ci t ed t o an y l eg al au th ori t y in s u p p o rt o f i t s

m o ti o n

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, in p art i cu l a r

, h a s f a i l ed to ad d res s O CGA § 5 -7 -5 (p ro v i d i n g

, in

ap p li cab l e p art

, t hat “ [i ] n th e ev en t t h e s t at e fi l es an ap p e a l a s a u t h o ri zed i n t h i s

ch ap ter, t h e accu s ed s h al l b e en t i t l ed t o b e rel eas e d o n r e as o n ab l e b ai l p en d i n g t h e

d i s p o s i t i on o f th e ap p eal

, ex cep t i n t h o s e cas es p u ni s h ab l e b y d eat h .”). N o r d o es t h e

St at e s h o w wh y a s t ay o f p ro ceed i n g s i s n eces sary to pres erv e th i s Co u rt ’ s j u ri s d i ct i o n

o v er i t s ap peal

.

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. Acco rd i n g l y , t h e St at e’ s m o t i o n i s DENIED.

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. 04/26/2017