State v. McAllister

MOORE, Justice.

Defendant brings forward nine assignments of error which we will treat separately.

Defendant first contends that the court erred in refusing to grant his motion for a free transcript of a separate trial of defendant on similar charges in which nonsuit was entered. In support of this contention, defendant relies on Britt v. North Carolina, 404 U.S. 226, 30 L.Ed. 400, 92 S.Ct. 431 (1971). In Britt, the Supreme Court of the United States reaffirmed its previous holding that a transcript of prior proceedings must be given to an indigent defendant if the court determines the…