Collins v. Johnson

Petitioner appeals from an order denying his motion for the return of funds withdrawn from his inmate trust account to recoup indigent representation expenses incurred in a prior appeal in this post-conviction proceeding. For the following reasons, we affirm.

Petitioner initially filed his petition for post-conviction relief in 1996. He prevailed in part on his petition but appealed on the issues on which he did not prevail. Petitioner was represented by court-appointed counsel and a transcript of trial court proceedings was prepared at state expense for the appeal. We affirmed without…