State v. Mohler

Defendant appeals his conviction for failing to obey a stop sign. ORS 811.265. He contends that the court erred in failing to record the trial. We reverse and remand.

Defendant was cited for failing to stop before entering a highway. He filed a written request for a trial in which he asked that the proceedings be recorded. After trial to the court, he was found guilty and fined.

The district court did not record the proceeding, and defendant contends that that constitutes reversible error. The state agrees that defendant requested recording and that the court failed to record the proceeding as…