State v. Rich

MORRIS, Judge.

Following the impaneling of the jury but prior to the presentation of any evidence, the defendant moved that a daily transcript of the testimony be had “because of the gravity of the case.” The court in denying this motion said, “I think the motion comes too late and should have been given time to get another reporter.” The defendant assigns as error the denial of this motion. Citing Griffin v. Illinois, 351 U.S. 12, 100 L. Ed. 891, 76 S.Ct. 595 (1956), and Douglas v. California, 372 U.S. 353, 9 L. Ed. 2d 811, 83 S.Ct. 814 (1963), as authority, defendant contends that the denial…