Brown v. Curtis

John A. Fogleman, Justice.

On or before May 23, 1972, appellants were convicted in the Municipal Court of Marianna of misdemeanors alleged to have been committed at the same time and place.1 On July 21, 1972, appellants filed a petition for mandamus to W. F. Curtis, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Lee County, to require him to accept notices of appeal without the prepayment of a filing fee of $15 each and without the posting of an appeal bond. They alleged that they were being denied the right of appeal from their convictions for no reason other than their poverty. No formal response was filed…