Maine v. State

ORDER ON MOTION TO QUASH

The circuit court issued two orders which denied appellant’s request for transcripts in this direct criminal appeal. We grant appellant’s motion to quash those orders.

Appellant violated probation, accepted a plea bargain and received a sentence less than that provided for by the criminal punishment code. The circuit court found appellant to be indigent and required the state to pay all costs necessary for the prosecution of the appeal, except for the transcripts. The court stated that appellant had waived his right to appeal except for the legality of his sentence and…