Question juridique clé
Whether the appellant should be released from pretrial custody pending appeal
Solution extraite
Yes. The detention no longer stood in a serious present risk of flight and was disproportionate in light of the remaining expected deprivation of liberty.
Motifs extraits
The appellant had already served most of the likely sentence; even if the sentence were increased, only a few months would likely remain after conditional-release rules. Family ties in Switzerland and the lack of current evidence of flight risk outweighed earlier considerations.