Althea Reyes sought bail pending her appeal of convictions for fraud and impersonation, and the subsequent order collapsing her conditional sentence.
The court applied the three-part test under s. 679(3) of the Criminal Code.
The conviction appeal was deemed to have little merit as she had pled guilty.
While the appeal of the conditional sentence collapse was not frivolous, the applicant failed to persuade the court she would surrender if released, given her history of non-compliance and untruthfulness.
The proposed bail plan, particularly the post-treatment phase with a surety with her own criminal record and inadequate supervision plan, was deemed insufficient.
The court found her detention necessary in the public interest due to her extensive history of fraudulent activities and risk to public safety.
The application for bail pending appeal was denied.
