Document: 395 U.S. 458 89 S.Ct. 1818 23 L.Ed.2d 440 Tommie E. L. WILLIAMS, Petitioner,v.OKLAHOMA CITY et al. No. 841. Argued April 1 and 2, 1969. Decided June 9, Jon F. Gray, Oklahoma City, Okl., for petitioner. Giles K. Ratcliffe, respondents. PER CURIAM. Petitioner, an indigent, had no funds to pay a transcript of the trial proceedings in Municipal Criminal Court City required prepare 'case-made' needed perfect his appeal Appeals from conviction drunken driving imposition 90-day jail sentence $50 fine.* The been stenographically transcribed pursuant law, Okla.Stat.Ann., Tit. 11, § 798 (1959), 20, §§ 110—111 (1962), but court refused absence statutory authority order that copy be provided petitioner at public expense, although finding was indigent whose grounds were not without meri, neither nor appointed counsel could make up memory. Appeals, original proceeding brought by petitioner, also expense. agreed with statute or ordinance authorized such order, held further Fourteenth Amendment did mandate 'that person, convicted violation city ordinance, quasi criminal nature often referred as petty offense, is entitled case-made expense said conviction.' 439 P.2d 965 (1968). We granted certiorari. 393 998, 490, 21 463 reverse. 2 'This has never States are establish avenues appellate review, it now fundamental that, once established, these must kept free unreasoned distinctions than can only impede open equal access courts. Griffin v. People State Illinois, 351 12, 76 585, 100 L.Ed. 891; Douglas California, 372 353, 83 814, 9 811; Lane Brown, 477, 768, 892; Draper Washington, 487, 774, 899.' Rinaldi Yeager, 384 305, 310— 311, 86 1497, 1500, 16 577 (1966). Although statutes expressly provide '(a)n may taken defendant, matter right any judgment against him * *,' 22, 1051 (Supp.1968) (emphasis added), decision wholly denies this impoverished grants appellants like convictions able preparation 'case-made.' This 'unreasoned distinction' which forbids make. See 891 (1956); 899 (1963); Eskridge Washington Board, 357 214, 78 1061, 1269 (1958). 3 reversed case remanded inconsistent opinion. 4 It so ordered. 5 Reversed remanded. 6 Mr. Justice BLACK concurs result. pertinent follows: 1059 (1958): 'In all cases appealable appellant prepare, shall duty settling casemade respects civil cases, settled, served filed sent lieu other records bills exception; next section.' 1060 (Supp.1968): 'Instead hereinbefore for, party desiring proceed made petition error filing notice intent making request made, both weriting, court, either time rendered, within ten days thereafter. In settled lodged set out. Instead plaintiff attach record court.'

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