Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion

April 2, 1975 The Honorable Alton R. Griffin Opinion No. H- 573 Criminal District Attorney Lubbock County Courthouse Re: Court reporter’s fee Lubbock, Texas 79401 for transcript for indigent defendant. Dear Mr.’ Griffin: ‘, You request our opinion on several questions conce.rning the proper fee to be charged by a court reporter for preparing a transcript ‘. for an indigent defendant in a criminal case. Article 40.,09, sectron 5~,. Code of Criminal Procedure,as amended by Acts 1967, 60th Leg., ch. 659, p. 1742. provides that the amount of compensation to be charged by a court reporter for…