Court Opinion

ID: 9576306
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-21 21:23:06.161789+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T13:05:05.307427
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SHINN, P. J.
I concur in the judgment upon the ground that the record discloses no miscarriage of justice. But I take this occasion to state my opinion that the inability of a defendant desiring to appeal to obtain a reporter’s transcript should be made a ground for granting a new trial, as it is in a civil case. It is far better that a defendant be retried than that the state should permit itself to be subject to the criticism that it has denied an appellant a fair and adequate record on appeal.
Appellant’s petition for a hearing by the Supreme Court was denied May 18, 1955. Carter, J., was of the opinion that the petition should be granted.