FISHER, Associate Judge:
Following a trial by jury, appellant Lofton was convicted of first degree child sexual abuse (D.C.Code § 22-3008 (2001)). After he was sentenced to fourteen years in prison, Lofton filed a motion for release pending appeal. The Superior Court denied the motion, concluding that it lacked jurisdiction because Lofton had already filed a notice of appeal from the conviction. Lofton asked us to review the decision denying release, and we recently...
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