State v. Rankin

COPELAND, Justice.

Our review of the factual circumstances of this record and the law applicable thereto discloses prejudicial error requiring a new trial.

Defendant contends the trial court erred in denying his motion for a free transcript of the record. The motion was denied 6 August 1981 as not timely made. In support of the contention, defendant relies on Britt v. North Carolina, 404 U.S. 226, 92 S.Ct. 431, 30 L.Ed. 2d 400 (1971) in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that indigents were to be provided free transcripts of prior proceedings if the trial court determines it…