Legal Opinion

Pugatch v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided May 9, 1990No. 88-0738PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Per curiam

We relinquished jurisdiction to the trial court for a reconstruction of the record. The trial court has certified that such reconstruction cannot be accomplished. We find merit in appellant’s argument that without a complete transcript of the trial proceedings, or an adequate reconstruction, appellate review would be futile.

Therefore, we reverse and remand this case for a new trial. See Yancey v. State, 267 So.2d 836 (Fla. 4th DCA 1972); Felton v. State, 523 So.2d 775 (Pla. 3d DCA 1988).

REVERSED and REMANDED.

ANSTEAD, LETTS and DELL, JJ., concur.

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Yancey v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1972
  2. Felton v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1988

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Ader v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2001
  2. JF HOFF ELEC. CO. v. GoldsteinDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1990