Vernon v. Rappaport

Petitioner seeks by writ of mandate to compel respondent official reporter of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County to transcribe and file with the clerk of said court such portion of his stenographic notes as requested by petitioner, following denial by said court of a petition for a writ of error corum nobis.

The record before us indicates that on December 12, 1929, an indictment was returned by the grand jury in the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, charging the defendant with the crimes of “wrecking a train” and “robbery”; and the indictment also contained an allegation that…