Howland v. State

ORFINGER, Judge.

Appellant seeks reversal of his conviction for first degree murder and his sentence of life imprisonment. Finding no reversible error, we affirm.

Appellant contends that the trial court erred in failing to grant his motion for a free transcript of the preliminary hearing.1 He correctly asserts that a transcript of such hearing may not be denied him merely because he is indigent. Roberts v. La Vallee, 389 U.S. 40, 88 S.Ct. 194, 19 L.Ed.2d 41 (1967); Griffen v. Illinois, 351 U.S. 12, 76 S.Ct. 585, 100 L.Ed. 891 (1956). The record, however, does not reflect that the trial court…