The exceptional reasons test for bail pending appeal requires the applicant to show, without detailed argument, that the appeal is most likely to succeed. Lack of prison facilities for appeal preparation, post-traumatic stress disorder from a prior prison assault, and family hardship do not individually or in combination constitute exceptional reasons where the appeal is unlikely to succeed and the custodial sentence will not be substantially served before the appeal is heard. The availability of medical treatment in prison is a matter for prison authorities, not a factor supporting bail.
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