STATE v. GILL

No. 74-194-C. A.

342 A.2d 256 (1975)

STATE v. Stephen J. GILL.

Supreme Court of Rhode Island.

July 21, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Julius C. Michaelson, Atty. Gen., William G. Brody, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., for plaintiff.

Stephen J. Fortunato, Jr., McKinnon & Fortunato, Pawtucket, for defendant.


OPINION

PAOLINO, Justice.

This case is before us pursuant to G.L. 1956 (1969 Reenactment) § 9-24-27 on certification from the District Court of a question of doubt and importance, namely:1

"Whether the equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution mandates that the State provide a stenographer and transcript without cost to indigent defendants in criminal trials in the District...

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