Enrique Vilomar v. State of Florida

Summary

The Fifth District Court of Appeal of Florida denied Enrique Vilomar’s petition for a writ of mandamus seeking transcripts of hearings from his criminal case. The court held that indigent prisoners are not entitled to free transcripts beyond those prepared for a direct appeal and cautioned Vilomar that further similar filings could result in disciplinary proceedings.

Holdings

1. An indigent prisoner is not entitled to free transcripts beyond the record prepared for a direct appeal to assist in preparing a postconviction motion or petition for extraordinary relief; therefore, Vilomar was not entitled to mandamus relief compelling production of the requested transcripts.

Questions Presented

1. Whether an indigent prisoner is entitled to mandamus relief compelling the State to provide free transcripts of hearings beyond the transcripts prepared for the direct appeal.
2. Whether the court should caution Vilomar that additional unsuccessful pro se requests for free transcripts or other case documents could result in disciplinary proceedings.

Disposition

writ_denied