Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. James Calloway, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1961-02-14
Citations: 12 A.D.2d 948
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. James Calloway, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 12
Pages: 948–948

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. James Calloway, Appellant.

Opinion:
Motion by defendant (appellant) to reverse a judgment of the County Court, Queens County, rendered April 8, 1959, convicting him of the crimes of burglary in the third degree and petit larceny, and for a new trial. Defendant makes the motion on the ground that he has been deprived of his statutory right of appeal because of the unreasonable delay in the filing of the transcript of the trial minutes after he had filed his notice of appeal. Motion granted; judgment reversed on the law and new trial granted. The findings of fact made in the trial court have not been considered. On December 5, 1960, defendant made a prior motion for the same relief, based on the ground that a copy of the stenographic minutes of the trial had not yet been filed by the stenographer in the office of the Clerk of the court, as required by section 456 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. Said prior motion was denied by this court on December 15, 1960, "without prejudice to renewal in the event that the typewritten transcript be not made available to appellant by January 5, 1961," the appeal being ordered on the calendar for the February 1961 Term. Said minutes not having been filed, the defendant, on January 30, 1961, made the instant motion. In response thereto, the District Attorney concedes that a transcript of the minutes of the trial is still unavailable. Under the circumstances, there is no alternative other than to order a new trial (cf. People v. De Mayo, 2 A D 2d 985). Nolan, P. J., Beldock, Ughetta, Kleinfeld and Pette, JJ., concur.