State v. Gerich

This is an appeal from the denial of a motion for a new trial based on the fact that, after an appeal was taken from the judgment following a finding of guilt in the principal case and before the transcript necessary to perfect the appeal had been furnished, Nita Kellogg, the stenographer who took the testimony, was separated from state service and refused to furnish the transcript. It was also claimed that the stenographic notes were undecipherable. The motion was made under General Statutes, § 8009. This statute is intended to prevent injustice to an appellant who is unable to perfect an…