History
  • No items yet
midpage
Swain v. State
701 So. 2d 675
Fla. Dist. Ct. App.
1997
Check Treatment
701 So. 2d 675 (1997)

Carl Samuel SWAIN, Appellant,
v.
The STATE of Florida, Appellee.

No. 95-3526.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

December 3, 1997.

Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender, and Rosa C. Figarola, Assistant Public Defender, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, and Mark Rosenblatt, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

Before NESBITT, COPE and FLETCHER, JJ.

PER CURIAM.

Carl Samuel Swain appeals his convictions of burglary with assault, battery, and violation of a restraining order (for protection against domestic violence). We vacate the convictions and remand for a new trial.

Following his convictions below, Swain filed a timely notice of appeal in which he specifically requested the jury voir dire portion of his trial transcript. The transcript received by Swain did not contain the voir dire portion of the proceedings. A hearing revealed that the voir dire portion of the transcript was lost and both parties stipulated that this portion of the transcript could not be reconstructed. Following Rozier v. State, 669 So. 2d 353 (Fla. 3d DCA 1996), Swain is entitled to reversal of his convictions and a new trial. The State has conceded error. We hereby order a new trial.

Reversed and remanded.

Case Details

Case Name: Swain v. State
Court Name: District Court of Appeal of Florida
Date Published: Dec 3, 1997
Citation: 701 So. 2d 675
Docket Number: 95-3526
Court Abbreviation: Fla. Dist. Ct. App.
AI-generated responses must be verified and are not legal advice.
Your Notebook is empty. To add cases, bookmark them from your search, or select Add Cases to extract citations from a PDF or a block of text.