State v. Amerson

The petitioner, Dan Amerson, Jr., filed this petition for a writ of mandamus directing Judge Gloria Bahakel to make specific findings as to why she denied his request for informa pauperis status when he filed his postconviction petition. Amer-son filed a postconviction petition attacking his 1995 convictions for robbery and burglary and a request to proceed in forma pauperis. In September 2002, Judge Ba-hakel denied his request. This petition followed.

Amerson argues in his mandamus petition that we should direct the circuit court to make specific findings as to why it denied indigency…