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UNITED STATES v. MACCOLLOM

No. 74-1487.

426 U.S. 317 (1976)

96 S.Ct. 2086

48 L.Ed.2d 666

UNITED STATES v. MACCOLLOM.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 10, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank H. Easterbrook argued the cause for the United States pro hac vice. With him on the briefs were Solicitor General Bork, Assistant Attorney General Thornburgh, and Jerome M. Feit.

John A. Strait, by appointment of the Court, 423 U.S. 1045, argued the cause and filed a brief for respondent.

MR. JUSTICE REHNQUIST announced the judgment of the Court in an opinion in which THE CHIEF JUSTICE, MR. JUSTICE STEWART, and MR. JUSTICE POWELL join.

This case presents the question of whether the restrictions imposed by 28 U. S. C. § 753 on the availability to an indigent prisoner of a free trial transcript to aid him in preparing a petition for collateral relief are consistent with the Fifth Amendment to the Constitution...

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