ARK.] ABRAHAM V. STATE 593 Cite as 289 Ark. 593 (1986) Michael Earl ABRAHAM v. STATE of Arkansas CR 81-90 715 S.W.2d 443 Supreme Court of Arkansas Opinion delivered September 15, 1986 HABEAS CORPUS — TRANSCRIPTS NEEDED FOR FEDERAL HABEAS CORPUS PETITION SHOULD BE REQUESTED IN FEDERAL COURT. -- When a petitioner in federal court has a compelling need for a copy of the transcript to proceed under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, he must make his request to the federal court. Pro Se Motion for Transcript at Public Expense; denied. Appellant, pro se. Steve Clark, Att'y Gen., by: Theodore Holder, Asst. Att'y Gen., for appellee. PER CURIAM. Petitioner Michael Earl Abraham was convicted of aggravated robbery and sentenced as an habitual offender with six prior felonies to life imprisonment and a fine of $15,000. We affirmed. Abraham v. State, 274 Ark: 506, 625 S.W.2d 518 (1981). Petitioner now seeks a copy of the transcript
594 ABRAHAM V. STATE [289 Cite as 289 Ark. 593 (1986) of his trial so that he may proceed in federal court on a petition for writ of habeas corpus. Petitioner contends that he has a compelling need for a copy of the transcript in that he cannot effectively prepare the habeas corpus petition without the transcript. [1] The motion for transcript is denied. When a petitioner in federal court has a compelling need for a copy of the transcript to proceed under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (1977), he must make his request to the federal court. If that court finds merit to the request, it will order expansion of the record and compel the state to supply the needed record. See Rules 5 & 7, Rules Governing § 2254 Cases In The United States District Court. Motion denied.
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