Menefee v. State

Phipps, Judge.

The question in this appeal is whether the trial court was authorized to dismiss James Menefee’s motion for new trial without conducting a hearing on the motion, based on Menefee’s failure to secure a transcript of his trial in a timely manner. We answer this question in the affirmative.

Menefee was charged with numerous traffic offenses. He filed a motion for recordation of all proceedings but elected not to participate in the cost of having the trial reported. After the jury returned a verdict finding Menefee guilty of all offenses, the court entered judgment sentencing him on…