State v. Reid

Defendant was first tried at the 7 November 1983 Session of Forsyth Superior Court before Judge James Long. The proceedings ended in a mistrial when the jury was unable to agree on a verdict. Defendant, an indigent, then moved that he be provided with a transcript of this trial. Judge Long allowed the motion.

At the 28 November 1983 Session of Forsyth Superior Court defendant moved again that he be given a transcript of the first trial before being tried again. He advised the court of Judge Long’s order that he be provided a transcript of the first trial; that no transcript had yet been…