Soto v. State

OPINION ON APPELLANT’S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

McCORMICK, Judge.

This is a petition for discretionary review brought by the appellant from the Corpus Christi Court of Appeals, 654 S.W.2d 1. At trial, appellant was convicted of assault and punishment was assessed at sixty days’ confinement and a $500 fine, probated.

The sole question presented is whether Article 40.09, V.A.C.C.P., mandates that a certified court reporter take down and transcribe the testimony at trial or whether the trial court may employ other comparable alternative methods in insuring an appellate record is prepared,…