Bartley-Downer, Francis v R

Criminal law-bail pending appeal-section 13(1) of the Bail Act and section 31(2) of the Judicature (Appellate Jurisdiction) Act-the common law requirement of the existence of exceptional or special cricumstances to justify grant of bail not met-no very good ground of appeal-no medical condition that cannot be addressed while applicant in custody-sentence not very short-danger that sentence may be served or substantially served before the hearing of the appeal, mitigated by order for prompt production of transcript