Legal Opinion
United States v. Banks
District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania
Decided January 17, 1974No. Crim. 042773-86PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
HERMAN, District Judge.
The court has before it a narrow question of law which is apparently one of first impression: whether an indigent defendant convicted of a federal offense may secure, as a matter of right, a free trial transcript for use in a motion for a new trial. The defendant was convicted by a jury on November 9, 1973 of violating 18 U.S.C. § 1001. He is presently free on bail pending disposition of post-trial motions and preparation of a pre-sentence report.
The defendant’s court-appointed counsel timely filed a motion for a new trial pursuant to Rule 33,…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Griffin v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Britt v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Draper v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Smith v. BennettSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Eskridge v. Washington State Board of Prison Terms & ParolesSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Commonwealth v. ConceicaoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1983
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- State v. HardyCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1984
- United States v. Doyle Ray Henderson, Henry Salisbury, Louise Salisbury and Jonnie B. CouchCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
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