552 So. 2d 866 - Harris v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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3 state decisions

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1. “"`A defendant who claims the right to a free transcript does not, under our cases, bear the burden of proving inadequate such alternatives as may be suggested by the State or conjured up by a court in hindsight.' Britt v. North Carolina , 404 U.S. 226 , 235 , 92 S.Ct. 431 , 435 , 30 L.Ed.2d 400 (1971). See also Dunn v. State , 733 S.W.2d 212 , 215 (Tex.Cr.App. 1987) (The appellant `must show due diligence in requesting [the transcript] and that failure to file or have the [transcript] timely filed is not in any way due to negligence, laches, or other fault on the part of the appellant or his counsel, indeed, the circumstances in such”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Quick v. State

2. “`[o]ur cases have consistently recognized the value to a defendant of a transcript of prior proceedings, without requiring a showing of need tailored to the facts of the particular case.'”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Quick v. State