Phillips v. State

JOHNSON, Judge.

Appellant filed petition for writ of mandamus on December 14, 1965, to force the clerk to file transcript of record. This question is now moot, since the record on appeal has been filed with this Court, December 16, 1965.

Said petition, for mandamus also contained a renewed motion for appointment of competent counsel to represent the petitioner on appeal. It expressly provided that “petitioner will not accept counsel from the office of Public Defender.”

The appeal in this case being from an order of the trial court denying the defendant’s motion to vacate and set aside judgment…