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BRITT v. NORTH CAROLINA

No. 70-5041.

404 U.S. 226 (1971)

BRITT v. NORTH CAROLINA.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided December 13, 1971

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert G. Bowers argued the cause and filed a brief for petitioner.

Christine Y. Denson, Assistant Attorney General of North Carolina, argued the cause for respondent. With her on the brief was Robert Morgan, Attorney General.

MR. JUSTICE MARSHALL delivered the opinion of the Court.

Petitioner's three-day murder trial ended in a mistrial when the jury reported a hopeless deadlock. A retrial was scheduled for the following month. In the interim, petitioner filed a motion alleging that he was indigent, and asking for a free transcript of the first trial. The trial court denied his motion, and the North Carolina Court of Appeals affirmed, stating...

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