City of Miami v. Brown

Presented for review on certiorari by the City of Miami is an order of the circuit court directing retrial by the municipal court of the City of Miami of a shoplifting charge against the respondent.

Following her conviction in the municipal court the defendant appealed to the circuit court. No stenographic report was made of the proceedings and testimony in the trial court. The parties could not agree upon a stipulation for contents of an appeal record, as provided for by Rule 6.7(f) FAR 32 F.S.A., nor was the record reconstructed as provided for by § 59.15(4) Fla.Stat., F.S.A.

The city moved…