Hosier v. State

MANNHEIMER, Judge.

In this case, we are asked to resolve a potential inconsistency between a felony defendant’s right to bail during the prosecution of a merit appeal and the same defendant’s right to bail during the prosecution of a sentence appeal. 1 Under the Alaska statute that governs bail release following conviction, AS 12.30.040, the superior court is prohibited from granting bail pending appeal to any person convicted of a felony if (1) their present offense is an unclassified or class A felony, or if (2) they have previously been convicted of an unclassified or class A felony. AS…