Bodie v. State

Defendant, Jason Jerrod Bodie, appeals his convictions on three counts of attempted murder and one count of unlawful possession of a firearm. He argues a new trial is warranted because, through no fault of his, a complete transcript of the proceedings is not available. After a reconstruction hearing held pursuant to Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.200(b)(4), all missing portions of the transcript were agreed to or settled upon by the parties except for the content of the State’s thirty minute closing argument.1 Defendant, based upon personal recollection, asserts reversal is required as…