Thomas v. State

The appellant has filed a motion to remand this cause to the trial court with instructions to grant a new trial. The basis of the motion is that the Deputy Court Reporter assigned to report the trial was so inefficient and incompetent that her shorthand notes cannot be read and transcribed and consequently, no accurate record of the trial proceedings including the testimony taken can be prepared. The motion is supported by affidavits of the Official Court Reporter and the attorneys for appellant. The Deputy Court Reporter is no longer available and other competent reporters have attempted to…