Legal Opinion
United States v. MacCollom
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 10, 1976No. 74-1487PublishedCited by 586 opinions
1Judgment of the CourtJustice Rehnquist
This case presents the question of whether the restrictions imposed by 28 U. S. C. § 753 on the availability to an indigent prisoner of a free trial transcript to aid him in preparing a petition for collateral relief are consistent with the Fifth Amendment to the Constitution. The Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, in contrast to every other Court of Appeals which has ruled on the issue, held that such prisoners have an absolute right to a transcript. We reverse.
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