Charles Dwane Cowan v. United States

Fifth Circuit

Charles Dwane Cowan v. United States

445 F.2d 855, 1971 U.S. App. LEXIS 9393

CourtCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

DecidedJune 22, 1971

Docket31082

StatusPublished

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Charles Dwane Cowan v. United States, 445 F.2d 855, 1971 U.S. App. LEXIS 9393 (5th Cir. 1971).

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PER CURIAM:

This appeal is taken from an order of the district court denying the motion of a federal prisoner that he be furnished with copies of court documents pertaining to his conviction for use in a future collateral attack on his conviction. We affirm.

This Court has consistently held that a federal prisoner is not entitled to obtain copies of court records at government expense to search for possible defects, merely because of his status as an indigent. Brown v. United States, 5th Cir.1971, 438 F.2d 1385; Bennett v. United States, 5th Cir.1971, 437 F.2d 1210; Skinner v. United States, 5th Cir.1970, 434 F.2d 1036; Walker v. United States, 5th Cir.1970, 424 F.2d 278. The judgment below is affirmed.

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PER CURIAM:

This appeal is taken from an order of the district court denying the motion of a federal prisoner that he be furnished with copies of court documents pertaining to his conviction for use in a future collateral attack on his conviction. We affirm.

This Court has consistently held that a federal prisoner is not entitled to obtain copies of court records at government expense to search for possible defects, merely because of his status as an indigent. Brown v. United States, 5th Cir.1971, 438 F.2d 1385; Bennett v. United States, 5th Cir.1971, 437 F.2d 1210; Skinner v. United States, 5th Cir.1970, 434 F.2d 1036; Walker v. United States, 5th Cir.1970, 424 F.2d 278. The judgment below is affirmed.

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