In Re the People of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff: v. Richard Lewis. Defendant:

Summary

The court held that a county-court defendant's mandatory stay of sentence execution pending appeal does not create an entitlement to an appeal bond. Because Lewis was found to pose a danger to the community, the applicable postconviction bail restrictions required denial of his appeal-bond request, and the court's decision was not an abuse of discretion. The court also held that the statutory procedure for reviewing appeal-bond rulings is exclusive and discharged the order to show cause while remanding for further proceedings concerning the stay.