{"id":4862,"date":"2017-08-12T05:01:45","date_gmt":"2017-08-12T05:01:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reunitethestates.org\/?page_id=4862"},"modified":"2017-08-12T05:01:45","modified_gmt":"2017-08-12T05:01:45","slug":"rule-38-staying-a-sentence-or-a-disability","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/reunitethestates.org\/?page_id=4862","title":{"rendered":"Rule 38. Staying a Sentence or a Disability"},"content":{"rendered":"

(a) Death Sentence<\/strong>. The court must stay a death sentence if the defendant appeals the conviction or sentence.<\/p>\n

(b) Imprisonment<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

(1) Stay Granted<\/em>. If the defendant is released pending appeal, the court must stay a sentence of imprisonment.<\/p>\n

(2) Stay Denied; Place of Confinement<\/em>. If the defendant is not released pending appeal, the court may recommend to the Attorney General that the defendant be confined near the place of the trial or appeal for a period reasonably necessary to permit the defendant to assist in preparing the appeal.<\/p>\n

(c) Fine<\/strong>. If the defendant appeals, the district court, or the court of appeals under Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 8<\/a>, may stay a sentence to pay a fine or a fine and costs. The court may stay the sentence on any terms considered appropriate and may require the defendant to:<\/p>\n

(1) deposit all or part of the fine and costs into the district court\u2019s registry pending appeal;<\/p>\n

(2) post a bond to pay the fine and costs; or<\/p>\n

(3) submit to an examination concerning the defendant\u2019s assets and, if appropriate, order the defendant to refrain from dissipating assets.<\/p>\n

(d) Probation<\/strong>. If the defendant appeals, the court may stay a sentence of probation. The court must set the terms of any stay.<\/p>\n

(e) Restitution and Notice to Victims<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

(1) In General<\/em>. If the defendant appeals, the district court, or the court of appeals under Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 8<\/a>, may stay\u2014on any terms considered appropriate\u2014any sentence providing for restitution under 18 U.S.C. \u00a73556 or notice under 18 U.S.C. \u00a73555.<\/p>\n

(2) Ensuring Compliance<\/em>. The court may issue any order reasonably necessary to ensure compliance with a restitution order or a notice order after disposition of an appeal, including:<\/p>\n

(A) a restraining order;<\/p>\n

(B) an injunction;<\/p>\n

(C) an order requiring the defendant to deposit all or part of any monetary restitution into the district court\u2019s registry; or<\/p>\n

(D) an order requiring the defendant to post a bond.<\/p>\n

(f) Forfeiture<\/strong>. A stay of a forfeiture order is governed by Rule 32.2(d)<\/a>.<\/p>\n

(g) Disability<\/strong>. If the defendant\u2019s conviction or sentence creates a civil or employment disability under federal law, the district court, or the court of appeals under Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 8<\/a>, may stay the disability pending appeal on any terms considered appropriate. The court may issue any order reasonably necessary to protect the interest represented by the disability pending appeal, including a restraining order or an injunction.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

(a) Death Sentence. The court must stay a death sentence if the defendant appeals the conviction or sentence. (b) Imprisonment. (1) Stay Granted. If the defendant is released pending appeal, the court must stay a sentence of imprisonment. (2) Stay Denied; Place of Confinement. If the defendant is not released pending appeal, the court may … Continue reading Rule 38. Staying a Sentence or a Disability<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":4742,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4862","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/reunitethestates.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4862","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/reunitethestates.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/reunitethestates.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reunitethestates.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reunitethestates.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4862"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/reunitethestates.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4862\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4863,"href":"https:\/\/reunitethestates.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4862\/revisions\/4863"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reunitethestates.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4742"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/reunitethestates.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4862"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}