State v. District Court of the Second Judicial District

THOMAS, Chief Justice.

The important issue which induced the court to grant a writ of certiorari in this case is whether there exists in the state of Wyoming a substantive right to be released on bail pending the appeal of a conviction in a criminal case. Contrary to the claim of the State of Wyoming that §§ 7-11-507 and 7-11-511, W.S.1977, have been superseded pursuant to Rule 56, W.R.Cr.P, the district court ruled that there does exist a substantive right to be released on bail while an appeal is prosecuted. We affirm the judgment of the district court.

The petitioner, the State of Wyoming,…