Legal Opinion
Charles Dwane Cowan v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 22, 1971No. 31082PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Per curiam
This appeal is taken from an order of the district court denying the motion of a federal prisoner that he be furnished with copies of court documents pertaining to his conviction for use in a future collateral attack on his conviction. We affirm.
This Court has consistently held that a federal prisoner is not entitled to obtain copies of court records at government expense to search for possible defects, merely because of his status as an indigent. Brown v. United States, 5th Cir.1971, 438 F.2d 1385; Bennett v. United States, 5th Cir.1971, 437 F.2d 1210; Skinner v. United States, 5th Cir.1970,…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Jack Aaron Walker v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- Mose Skinner v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- John Francis Bennett v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- Allen Brown v. United States of America, No. 30205 Summary Calendar. Rule 18, 5th Cir., See Isbell Enterprises, Inc. v. Citizens Casualty Co. Of New York, 431 F.2d 409, Part I (5th Cir. 1970)Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971