State v. Briegel

The petitioner, an indigent defendant who is now an inmate in the Stillwater penitentiary, is before us on (a) a motion in the form of a request for a writ of mandamus requiring the district court to furnish him with a complete transcript of the testimony and proceedings relating to his trial and (b) a motion to appoint an attorney to prosecute his appeal. He was tried and convicted on an information charging him with second degree assault in violation of Minn. St. 619.38. He *564was represented by counsel. The jury returned a verdict of guilty. An indeterminate sentence was imposed December 3,…