Austell v. State

OPINION

ROBERTS, Judge.

On July 28, 1972, a jury found the appellant guilty of kidnapping for extortion. Since then, the course of the law has not run smooth. The appeal has yet to be resolved; in fact, we hold that it is incapable of resolution. The judgment cannot stand.

On August 3,1972, when punishment was assessed and the judgment and sentence were entered, 1 the appellant gave notice of appeal and asked the court to order the court reporter to prepare a statement of facts “including all Motions filed the 27th day of July, 1972 before the ease was called, all of the voir dire pertaining to…