Court Opinion

ID: 9844780
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-09-24 03:08:50.328848+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T09:15:42.989720
License: Public Domain

TAYLOR, J.,
concurring:
I concur with Justice SPEAR, and further observe that I.C. § 1-1103 prescribing the duties of the court reporter, is a part of the chapter of the code creating the office and prescribing the qualifications, duties, oath, and bond for the court reporter, and for the payment of his expenses and salary. It is not a part of the code of criminal procedure and does not confer any procedural right upon the accused. Assuming that the section requires the court reporter to report proceedings had upon arraignment in criminal cases, the failure of the court reporter to perform this duty does not deprive accused of any constitutional right, nor deprive the district judge of jurisdiction to conduct the arraignment proceedings in the absence of the reporter. The court reporter’s stenographic notes and transcripts thereof are a part of the minutes of the court. I.C. § 1-1104 and R12-608. The latter section expressly provides that testimonial proceedings may be recorded by the clerk in the absence of the court reporter, and I.C. § 1-1103 provides that the parties may waive the recording by the reporter of any part of the proceedings or testimony. Assuming the legislature could constitutionally do so, it is clear that it did not intend to deprive the district court of jurisdiction or power to conduct arraignment proceedings in the absence of a court reporter.