State ex rel. Fryer v. Murray

Petitioner has filed petition for writ of mandamus to compel the Lake Criminal Court to make and certify a true copy of all proceedings had against petitioner in cause No. 27,824 in said court, which appears to have been a prosecution for rape.

It appears from the petition that petitioner has rejected the services of the Public Defender of the State of Indiana and wishes to act as his own counsel and have a transcript furnished him at public expense.

Petitioner has no absolute right to a transcript of the record at public expense, but may only procure the same at public expense through the…