Indigent's right to transcript

Deirdre Lynn O'Connor

Case Conclusion Date: April 20, 2011

Practice Area: Appeals

Outcome: Court of Appeal ordered trial court to provide transcript

Description: In this matter, the trial court refused our request for a transcript of the trial after we substituted in to represent the client in his motion for new trial. We filed a petition for Writ of Mandate to compel the trial court to order a copy of the transcript at county expense. The court of appeal agreed.