NIKANDER v. DIST. CT. IN & FOR FIRST JUD. DIST.

No. 85SA31.

711 P.2d 1260 (1986)

Richard P. NIKANDER, Petitioner, v. The DISTRICT COURT In and For the FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT of the State of Colorado, and Winston W. Wolvington, One of the Judges Therein, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc.

January 13, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David F. Vela, State Public Defender, Claire Levy, Deputy State Public Defender, Denver, for petitioner.

Nolan L. Brown, Dist. Atty., Mary E. Risko, Sr. Deputy Dist. Atty., Golden, for respondents.


ROVIRA, Justice.

Petitioner, Richard P. Nikander, filed this original proceeding under C.A.R. 21 for relief in the nature of mandamus. He challenges as an abuse of discretion the trial court's finding that he was not indigent and, consequently, that he would not be allowed to proceed in forma pauperis on appeal and would not be provided a trial transcript at public expense. We issued a rule to show cause and now make the rule absolute and remand for further...

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