LEWIS v. DUCKWORTH

No. 81-1139.

680 F.2d 508 (1982)

Arthur James LEWIS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Jack R. DUCKWORTH, Warden, Indiana State Prison, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided June 11, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Herbert L. Zarov, Friedman & Koven, Chicago, Ill., for petitioner-appellant.

Charles N. Braun, II, Deputy Atty. Gen., Linley E. Pearson, Atty. Gen., Indianapolis, Ind., for respondent-appellee.

Before BAUER, CUDAHY and POSNER, Circuit Judges.


POSNER, Circuit Judge.

We consider in this case a claim that the State of Indiana denied an indigent criminal defendant a free transcript of the trial record for use in appealing his conviction and refused to appoint counsel to assist him in his appeal, thereby violating his rights under the due process and equal protection clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment.

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