California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Jacobsen, F069327 (Cal. App. 2016):
offender's present sentence is lengthened as a result of a prior conviction, the offender's custody is directly attributable to the prior conviction].) If he does so, he would be entitled to transcripts upon a proper showing of their need. (People v. Gonzalez (1970) 7 Cal.App.3d 163, 166.) But since he had no right to the relief sought here, no substantial right of his was affected by the denial of the motion in question.
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