Mayle v. Ferguson

McGRAW, Justice:

The petitioner, Wilbert Mayle, sought to compel, through writ of mandamus, the provision of a transcript of his criminal trial for purposes of appeal. He perfected his notice of appeal following his conviction of first degree murder in early 1983. Despite repeated requests by counsel over the next two years, however, no transcript was provided. Therefore, on January 11, 1985, almost two years after his sentencing, this Court awarded a writ of mandamus compelling provision of the transcript of the petitioner’s trial within fifteen days from entry of our order. We further…