436 S.E.2d 495 | Ga. | 1993
Rogers, a prisoner incarcerated at the state penitentiary in Reidsville, filed in conjunction with his Tattnall County habeas corpus petition a mandamus action in Hall County, where he had been convicted,
It is well established that an indigent is not entitled to a copy of his trial transcript for collateral post-conviction proceedings absent a showing of necessity or justification. McDowell v. Balkcom, 246 Ga. 611 (272 SE2d 280) (1980). The record establishes an absence of the necessity or justification appellant was required to show to support a due process or equal protection right to a free copy of his court records. See id.
Judgment affirmed.
Rogers’ conviction for rape, aggravated sodomy, kidnapping with bodily injury, battery, and aggravated assault was affirmed in Rogers v. State, 202 Ga. App. 595 (415 SE2d 49) (1992).