Legal Opinion
People v. Roberts
New York County Courts
Decided January 5, 1960PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJohn J. Walsh, J.
This is a motion by defendant to obtain a copy of the transcript of testimony taken at his trial in 1955 free of charge.
The court heretofore denied the informal application made by letter upon the basis of People v. Brown (3 A D 2d 696). Defendant has renewed his application upon a claim of poverty, citing Griffin v. Illinois (351 U. S. 12).
There is no obligation to furnish defendant with a free transcript of testimony even under the doctrine of Griffin v. Illinois (supra). As the Supreme Court said in Eskridge v. Washington Prison Bd. (357 U. S. 214, 216): “ We do not hold that a State must…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Griffin v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Eskridge v. Washington State Board of Prison Terms & ParolesSupreme Court of the United States · 1958