State ex rel. Seigler v. Rone

Equal protection dictates that the state must provide indigent criminal defendants “* # * with a transcript of prior proceedings when that transcript is needed for an effective defense or appeal.” Britt v. North *362Carolina (1971), 404 U. S. 226, 227. See, also, Mayer v. Chicago (1971), 404 U. S. 189; Draper v. Washington (1963), 372 U. S. 487; Griffin v. Illinois (1956), 351 U. S. 12; State v. Arrington (1975), 42 Ohio St. 2d 114, 326 N. E. 2d 667. Appellant disputes both the indigency of appellee and his need for a complete transcript of testimony.

Appellant asserts in his Proposition of Law…