State v. Green

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

SCHREIBER, J.

Defendant Norman Green was indicted, tried and convicted by a jury of rape, possessing a razor while committing the rape, robbery, and possessing a razor while committing the robbery. He was sentenced to an aggregate term of 19 to 25 years. The Appellate Division summarily affirmed. R. 2:ll-3(e)(2). We granted defendant’s petition for certification. 85 N.J. 141 (1980).

Defendant contends that reversal is justified because of the incompleteness of the record due to the court reporter’s failure to record the testimony accurately (the record…