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BRANNING V. STATE ARK.] Cite as 372 Ark. 45 (2007) 45 Christopher BRANNING v. STATE of Arkansas CR 07-789 269 S.W.3d 813 Supreme Court of Arkansas Opinion delivered December 13, 2007 APPEAL & ERROR MOTION TO COMPEL COMPLETION OF THE RECORD GRANTED. Where the appellant stated that the record had not been completed due to grave illness of the court reporter, and where the State responded and stated that finding another reporter to complete the transcript would be appropriate, a solution the circuit judge's officer had already begun to pursue, the supreme court granted appellant's motion and ordered that the court reporter's tapes be released for transcription, and, if necessary, certification by another reporter. Motion to Compel Completion of the Record; granted. James Winfield Wyatt, for appellant. Dustin McDaniel, Att'y Gen., by: David R. Raupp, Sr. Ass't Att'y Gen., for appellee. ER CURIAM. [1] The attorney for appellant has filed this p motion to compel completion of the record in this appeal. He states that the record has not been completed due to grave illness of the court reporter. The State responds and states that finding another reporter to complete the transcript would be appropriate, see Whitten v. State, 332 Ark. 373, 965 S.W.2d 124 (1998) (per curiam), a solution the circuit judge's office has already begun to pursue. We grant appellant's motion and order that the court reporter's tapes be released for transcription, and, if necessary, certification by another reporter.
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