McCrary v. Indiana

The motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis and the writ of certiorari are granted. Petitioner’s attempted appeal to the Supreme Court of Indiana from a denial of relief in a post-conviction coram nobis proceeding was dismissed because of his failure to comply with rules of that court, requiring, inter alia, the filing of a transcript of the trial proceedings. He alleges that the dismissal denied him the equal protection of the laws because he was and is unable to pay for the preparation of such a transcript, see Griffin v. Illinois, 351 U. S. 12, and that although he attempted to avail…