DANA J. v. Superior Court

Opinion

BURKE, J.

In this case we are called upon to determine under what circumstances a minor is entitled to a free transcript for use on appeal from an order of the juvenile court finding him to be a person coming within the provisions of Welfare and Institutions Code section 602. We have con- eluded that under Welfare and Institutions Code section 800, petitioner was entitled to a free transcript, having previously established his own personal inability to afford counsel, and that he may not be deprived of a transcript solely on the ground that he failed to allege facts regarding the…