People v. Rodriguez

Opinion by

Judge METZGER.

Defendant, Zearn Foster Rodriguez, appeals the judgment of conviction entered on jury verdicts finding him guilty of first degree criminal trespass and misdemeanor criminal mischief. We remand the case for further proceedings.

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Defendant first argues that his convictions must be reversed because a complete tran-seript of the trial proceedings is unavailable. We conclude that further proceedings are necessary.

Loss of a portion of the complete trial record does not automatically require reversal. Nonetheless, reversal is required when a defendant can show that the…