State v. Mills

On RALJ appeal, the superior court affirmed Susan Mills’ sentence for driving while under the influence. In seeking discretionary review of that decision, Mills requested and was denied the appointment of counsel and preparation of a written verbatim report of the district court proceedings at public expense. We grant review of the court’s denial and hold an indigent RALJ petitioner has no right to appointed counsel or district court transcripts. We deny review of Mills’ challenges to her sentence.

Procedural History

The State cited Mills for driving while under the influence in August 1992. In…