Form 26 Defendant's Request for the Court Record

When you are appealing a criminal case in Arizona, you need to request the official court record so the appeals court can review what happened at your trial. This form is how you make that request. You fill it out and submit it to the court clerk, who will then put together the documents and transcripts from your case.

The form asks for basic information like your name, case number, and what parts of the record you need. You may request things like transcripts of hearings, exhibits, or other documents from your case. If you cannot afford to pay for the record, you can ask the court to provide it at no cost by showing that you are financially unable to pay.

Once you submit the form, the clerk begins preparing the record to send to the appeals court. Getting this step done correctly and on time matters because the appeals court needs the record to review your case.