Bannerman v. Wainwright

This Court granted appellant a belated appeal from his judgment of conviction for manslaughter, which was entered pursuant to a plea of guilty. It is now contended that appellant is unable to pursue the appeal because argument on the points involved cannot be made without the court reporter’s transcript of the proceedings below. It appears from the record that all notes for the year 1969, June through December, were lost or destroyed. Appellant’s guilty plea was accepted and judgment rendered thereon in October of 1969.

The right of one convicted of a criminal offense to an appellate review of…