ARKANSAS SUPREME COURT

NOT DESIGNATED FOR PUBLICATION

PER CURIAM

JUNE 28, 2001

CRAIG KEITH HILLARD

Petitioner

v.

STATE OF ARKANSAS

Respondent

CR 94-238

PRO SE MOTION FOR PERMISSION TO ABSTRACT APPEAL RECORD [CIRCUIT COURT OF PHILLIPS COUNTY, NO. CR 92-298]

MOTION DENIED

In 1993, Craig Keith Hillard was found guilty of capital murder and sentenced to life imprisonment without parole. We affirmed. Hillard v. State, 321 Ark. 39, 900 S.W.2d 167 (1995). On April 11, 2000, Hillard filed a motion in this court asking that he be provided at public expense with a copy of the trial transcript lodged on appeal. The motion was denied. Hillard v. State, CR 94-238 (Ark. May 17, 2001).

On June 11, 2001, Hillard filed the instant motion in which he seeks leave to "abstract the record lodged on appeal to present new evidence that would make the conviction and judgment rendered as absolutely void." He has appended an affidavit of indigency to the motion. The meaning of the motion is not clear, but it appears that petitioner Hillard is seeking access to the record so that he may examine it for error in the hopes of preparing a meritorious petition forpostconviction relief. If so, this court does not photocopy records for persons who merely desire to examine the trial transcript in the hope of finding error.

As we said when petitioner's motion for transcript was denied, when an appeal has been lodged in this court, the appeal transcript remains permanently on file with our clerk. Persons may review a transcript in the clerk's office and photocopy all or portions of it. An incarcerated person desiring a photocopy of a transcript on file may write this court, remit the photocopying fee, and request that the copy be mailed to the prison. All persons, including prisoners, must bear the cost of photocopying. Moore v. State, 324 Ark. 453, 921 S.W.2d 606 (1996).

Motion denied.