Sharp v. Waddill

CULLEN, Commissioner.

John Sharp, a prisoner in the state penitentiary under a sentence of conviction from the Hopkins Circuit Court, made application to that court, in forma pauperis, for a transcript of the testimony at his trial. His stated reason for desiring the transcript was that he intended to institute a habeas corpus proceeding collaterally attacking the judgment of conviction on the ground that the court was without jurisdiction. He alleged that the transcript would show that “the alleged crime was not allegedly committed in Hopkins County.” The circuit court denied the application.…