LaTanya Buckner v. State of Mississippi

GRIFFIS, P.J.,

FOR THE COURT:

¶ 1. Latanya Buckner was convicted of armed robbery and armed carjacking. Buckner appealed her conviction. Due to the death of the court reporter, there is no full and accurate transcription of Buckner’s trial. As a result, we cannot conduct a meaningful appellate review, so we reverse and remand this case for a new trial.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶2. Marcell Cox was robbed and carjacked by Jamil Chancellor in March 2012. Cox worked as a barber at Elegant Coiffures Beauty and Barbershop, located in Jackson, Mississippi. As Cox was leaving work that day,…