4-20-11 —   There will be no appeal bond for the woman convicted last year of  

murder.

    Hope White, who was sentenced to 30 years in prison for the murder  

of Julie Hicks Burchett, has filed an appeal of that verdict, which  

was handed down by a local jury in April 2010.

    In January 2011, White filed a motion for an appeal bond to be set  

in the case. She asked that a $25,000 property bond be set while the  

appeal is being considered. She also noted that she would agree to  

home incarceration if the appeal bond was set.

    Circuit Judge Vernon Miniard, Jr. held the hearing on White's motion  

on Monday afternoon. Fol-lowing the hearing, Miniard denied the motion.