Wharton v. Iowa Board of Parole

HARRIS, Justice.

This appeal presents an interesting question on the continuing viability of a statutory impediment to parole eligibility for a convicted criminal. Prompted by a suggestion in one of our opinions, the General Assembly, by way of simultaneous repeal and reenactment, moved the impediment from one chapter of the Iowa Code to another. The petitioner in this administrative proceeding, who is serving sentences imposed prior to the action of the legislature, contends the impediment to parole no longer applies to him. The district court rejected his contention and so do we.

On October…