Rule 38 - Stay of Execution and Relief Pending Review(a)Stay of Execution.(1)Imprisonment. A sentence of imprisonment shall be stayed if an appeal is taken and the defendant is admitted to bail.(2)Fine. A sentence to pay a fine or a fine and costs, if an appeal is taken, may be stayed by the court upon such terms as the court deems proper. The court may require the defendant pending appeal to deposit the whole or any part of the fine and costs with the clerk of the court, or to give bond for the payment thereof, or to submit to an examination of assets, and the court may make any appropriate order to restrain the defendant from dissipating the defendant's assets.(3)Probation. An order which defers sentencing or places the defendant on probation shall be stayed if an appeal is taken.(b)Bail. Admission to bail upon appeal shall be as provided in these rules or the appellate rules of the Supreme Court of Rhode Island.