Roberts v. State

The complaint in this action, and this appeal growing out of the circuit court’s order denying the prisoner’s application for post-conviction relief, is another among the multitude of actions brought and appealed without any justification whatsoever. Such actions are inspired by the rulings *342of the Supreme Court of the United States interpreting the federal Constitution.

That Court has held that if a wealthy person may process an appeal, it is the duty of the state to provide an indigent person with the same right at the taxpayers’ expense.1 A free lawyer and a free transcript of record is…