State v. Anderson

CARTER, Justice.

These consolidated appeals present the issue of whether the amendment to Iowa Code section 811.1 (1981), contained in 1982 Iowa Acts chapter 1236, section 1, and effective July 1, 1982, is applicable in determining the right to bail for appellants admitted to bail on appeal prior to the amendment’s effective date. The trial court ruled that the amendment to the statute served to terminate the eligibility of both appellants to remain free on bail pending appeal. It accordingly ordered that the appeal bonds of both appellants be revoked. We granted a stay of that order and also…