Case Name: John William HUNT, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1998-11-04
Citations: 719 So. 2d 394
Docket Number: No. 97-3641
Parties: John William HUNT, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: Before SCHWARTZ, C.J., and GODERICH and GREEN, JJ.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 719
Pages: 394–394

Head Matter:
John William HUNT, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 97-3641.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.
Nov. 4, 1998.
Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender and Maria E. Lauredo, Assistant Public Defender, for appellant.
Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General and Maya Saxena, Fort Lauderdale, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.
Before SCHWARTZ, C.J., and GODERICH and GREEN, JJ.

Opinion:
CONFESSION OF ERROR
PER CURIAM.
The appellant argues, the state concedes, and we hold that the inability of the court reporter to prepare transcripts of the trial and the stipulated impossibility of reconstructing the record require reversal of the judgment of conviction and remand for a new trial. Fairell v. State, 662 So.2d 428 (Fla. 3d DCA 1995); Felton v. State, 523 So.2d 775 (Fla. 3d DCA 1988); Rozier v. State, 669 So.2d 353 (Fla. 3d DCA 1996); Jackson v. State, 308 So.2d 600 (Fla. 3d DCA 1975). It is so ordered.