need
Definitions from Case Law · United States Supreme Court
Definitions from Case Law
From 404 U.S. 226 - Britt v. North Carolina · 1971Most cited · 1,413 citing opinions
free transcript — two-factor test
In prior cases involving an indigent defendant's claim of right to a free transcript, this Court has identified two factors that are relevant to the determination of need: (1) the value of the transcript to the defendant in connection with the appeal or trial for which it is sought, and (2) the availability of alternative devices that would fulfill the same functions as a transcript.
How often courts cite the case defining “need”
Court decisions citing the opinion that defined “need” — 1,413 in all, by decade. Counts are citations to the defining case as a whole, not verified uses of the term. The dip in the most recent years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the latest years.