Meader v. State
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DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA FOURTH DISTRICT January Term 2011 DONALD LEE MEADER, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. No. 4D09-4952 [April 27, 2011] DAMOORGIAN, J. Donald Meader appeals from a n order denying his motion for transcripts, in which he requested copies of his plea and sentencing transcripts free of charge in order to prepare his motion for postconviction relief. We affirm the denial of the motion for transcripts. Beyond the record provided for a direct appeal, [a prisoner] is not entitled to free transcripts to assist in the preparation of either a postconviction motion or a petition for extraordinary relief. Vanover v. State, 946 So. 2d 1152, 1152 (Fla. 4th DCA 2006) (quoting Golden v. State, 870 So. 2d 167, 167 (Fla. 2d DCA 2004)). Affirmed. MAY and LEVINE, JJ., concur. * * * Appeal from the Circuit Court for the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit, St. Lucie County; Robert Belanger, Judge; L.T. Case Nos. 562007CF001302A and 562008CF000311A. Donald Lee Meader, Graceville, pro se. Pamela J o Bondi, Attorney General, Tallahassee, a n d Diane F. Medley, Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellee. Not final until disposition of timely filed motion for rehearing.
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