Legal Opinion
Bernard Eric Miller v. William Smith Attorney General of the State of Maryland
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided May 23, 1997No. 95-7521PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed by published opinion. Judge HAMILTON wrote the majority opinion, in which Chief Judge WILKINSON and Judges RUSSELL, WIDENER, WILKINS, LUTTIG, and WILLIAMS joined. Judge MURNAGHAN wrote a dissenting opinion, in which Judges HALL and MICHAEL joined.
OPINION
HAMILTON, Circuit Judge:
Under Maryland law, as a prerequisite to obtaining a free trial transcript in connection with an appeal, an indigent criminal defendant must first apply for legal representation with the Public Defender’s Office. See Maryland Rule l-325(b).1 A trial transcript is provided to an indigent criminal defendant if,…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Bounds v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Griffin v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Douglas v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
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3Cited by21 opinions
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- Moore v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2005
- People v. WestNew York Court of Appeals · 2003
- Chao v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 2001
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