Case Name: Charles CHAVERS, III, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2000-06-23
Citations: 775 So. 2d 328
Docket Number: No. 2D99-239
Parties: Charles CHAVERS, III, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: CAMPBELL, A.C.J., and SALCINES, J., Concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 775
Pages: 328–328

Head Matter:
Charles CHAVERS, III, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 2D99-239.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.
June 23, 2000.
James Marion Moorman, Public Defender, and Brad Permar, Assistant Public Defender, Bartow, for Appellant.
Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Jenny S. Sieg, Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, for Appel-lee.

Opinion:
BLUE, Judge.
Charles Chavers, III, appeals his convictions for attempted robbery and criminal mischief. We have considered his issues on appeal but find no reversible error. Accordingly, we affirm.
In this case, Mr. Chavers gave a recorded statement to the police. After introducing the tape into evidence, the State played it for the jury. The court reporter, however, failed to transcribe the tape. In Jackson v. State, 723 So.2d 319 (Fla. 2d DCA 1998), where the trial court had directed the court reporter not to transcribe a taped statement played for the jury, this court noted that such an omission could require reversal in a different case. See also Lawrence v. State, 632 So.2d 1099 (Fla. 1st DCA 1994) (holding that court reporter was obligated to transcribe tapes played during trial, but noting that tape itself was best evidence). The record has been supplemented with the tape itself, which we have reviewed, and we affirm. We write to remind trial courts and court reporters of the serious obligation for a complete record of criminal proceedings.
Affirmed.
CAMPBELL, A.C.J., and SALCINES, J., Concur.