Curry v. State

ON PETITION TO TRANSFER

DICKSON, Justice.

On December 4, 1980, the defendant pled guilty to a misdemeanor charge of operating a vehicle while intoxicated. Thirteen years later, in May of 1998, the defendant requested a copy of his guilty plea hearing. The court reporter responded by affidavit, informing the defendant that, in accordance with the judicial records retention procedures, the tapes of the proceedings were properly “recycled” and electronic recordings of the plea and sentencing no longer existed. See Administrative Rule 7 (providing that “Clerks of Circuit Court, Judges and other…