Trial court is vested with jurisdiction to entertain a motion by appellant for a transcript of voir dire examination.
Hickman, J., would deny the petition.
Woodard v. State, 268 Ark. 358 (1980)
April 14, 1980
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Arkansas Supreme Court
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CR 76-50
268 Ark. 358
Billy WOODARD v. STATE of Arkansas
CR 76-50
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Opinion delivered April 14, 1980
dissenting. Billy Woodard filed a petition with this Court asking for a copy of the transcript in his case alleging that the jury may have been im*359properly selected. I would deny his petition. First of all he has alleged no error. His request is pure and simple a fishing expedition and I do not believe the state ought to pay for a transcript in his case just to see if he can at this late date discover some error. I do not strongly object to the majority’s decision to reinvest the trial court with jurisdiction. However, it is my view that unless Woodard shows the trial court that he is indigent or that error exists, or a strong possibility that error exists, he should not be entitled to a transcript at the expense of the state. He may, of course, obtain the transcript on his own in any event.