Natko v. State

Before we can even get to the merits of Natko's arguments, there's a threshold problem: Natko was convicted following a jury trial, yet failed to supply copies of the trial transcript for us to review on appeal. We have partial transcripts of arguments of counsel surrounding the challenged jury instruction and some transcripts of post-trial motion argument. But we have no transcripts of the testimony of any trial witness reflecting the evidence admitted during the trial, no transcripts of the opening statements, and no transcripts of the closing arguments.

Consequently, we have no idea-none at…