State ex rel. Murr v. Thierry

Appellant states that he wants to mount a collateral attack on his conviction, essentially by bringing perjury charges against a witness who testified against him and using the anticipated resulting conviction as a basis for seeking post-conviction relief under R.C. 2953.21 to 2953.23. He argues that the Due Process and Equal Protection Clauses of the Constitution of the United States require a transcript to be delivered to him.

This court has held that an indigent prisoner is entitled to relevant portions of a transcript upon, inter alia, appeal or in seeking post-conviction relief. State, ex…