Title: Mark W. Singson v. State of Arkansas
Citation: N/A
Docket Number: CR01-268
State: Arkansas
Issuer: Arkansas Supreme Court
Date: September 20, 2001

ARKANSAS SUPREME COURT NOT DESIGNATED FOR PUBLICATION PER CURIAM SEPTEMBER 20, 2001 MARK W. SINGSON Appellant v. STATE OF ARKANSAS Appellee CR 01-268 PRO SE MOTION FOR CERTIFIED COPY OF CERTAIN MATERIAL [CIRCUIT COURT OF PULASKI COUNTY, NO. CR 98-3751] MOTION DENIED Mark Singson was found guilty of multiple felony offenses and sentenced as a habitual offender to terms of imprisonment of 240 and 180 months. On March 6, 2001, a partial appeal record was lodged in this court. A petition for writ of certiorari was filed in appellant Singson's case and several other cases, all of which arose out of the Circuit Court of Pulaski County, Fifth Division, wherein the same court reporter had failed to timely tender the record for appeal. On May 3, 2001, we directed the circuit court to take whatever actions were necessary to secure prompt certification of a full and complete transcription of the records for the appeals. Singson v. State, 344 Ark. 623, ____Ark.____ (2001). Appellant Singson now seeks by pro se motion a certified copy "of any motions, judgments, or court dates" for his appeal. The sole ground for the request is that his attorney has failed to provide the material to him. It may be assumed that appellant is requesting the materialat public expense inasmuch as he has not remitted the fee charged for photocopying such material. The motion is denied. Even if an appellant has been declared indigent for the purposes of an appeal, this court does not provide photocopying at public expense, unless the appellant can establish a compelling need for the material. See Austin v. State, 287 Ark. 256, 697 S.W.2d 914 (1985). Indigency alone does not entitle a petitioner to photocopying at public expense. Washington v. State, 270 Ark. 840, 606 S.W.2d 365 (1980). If a mere request for photocopies were sufficient, it is reasonable to suppose that many appellants would desire a free copy of the appeal transcript and other material filed as part of an appeal. This would place an undue burden on the resources, both financial and in expenditure of time, of our clerk. It should be noted that all written material pertaining to an appeals remain permanently on file with the clerk. Persons may review the transcript and material from an appeal in the clerk's office and photocopy all or portions of it. An incarcerated person desiring a photocopy of a transcript or other material may write this court, remit the photocopying fee, and request that the copy be mailed to him or her at the place of incarceration. Moore, supra; Austin, supra. Motion denied.