Medina v. District Court

*517This is an original proceeding for a writ in the nature of mandamus. We issued a rule to show cause why the relief requested should not be granted and the respondent court answered. We now discharge the rule.

Petitioner brought this proceeding to compel the district court to provide him with free transcripts of two preliminary hearings. Petitioner was charged with the crime of rape. On February 14, 1975 a preliminary hearing was held in the county court. That court found no probable cause and dismissed the charge. On March 3, 1975, the district attorney filed rape charges directly in the…