Dotson v. State

OPINION

GALBREATH, Judge.

The petitioner appeals from the dismissal of his petition seeking to have the Shelby County Criminal Court direct the clerk to furnish him with the technical record and transcript of the trial resulting in his convictions for assault with the intent to commit voluntary manslaughter and armed robbery for the stated purpose of using these records in preparing a petition seeking post conviction relief.

No authorization exists under present law for furnishing such records to an indigent, although T.C.A. § 40-3813 does make provisions for furnishing without cost to…