Almarez v. Carpenter

This case is before the court for a determination of two questions certified to us pursuant to C.A.R. 21.1 by the United States District Court for the District of Colorado. The questions:

1. Does C.R.S. 1963, 33-1-3, give an individual, found to be a pauper within the meaning of the statute, a right to a trial transcript without cost in order to prosecute an appeal? (33-1-3 was amended in 1965 and this opinion will refer to it in its current form.)

2. If C.R.S. 1963, 33-1-3, is found not to require that a trial transcript without cost be provided, under such circumstances, then is C.R.S. 1963,…