Description: To better align the length of time reporters’ transcripts must be kept with the length of time they may be needed and to conform to a recent statutory change, the Appellate Advisory Committee proposes amending the rule regarding retention of Court of Appeal records. This proposal would extend the time the Court of Appeal must keep the original or an electronic copy of the reporter’s transcript in cases affirming a felony conviction from 20 years to 75 years. It would also amend the rule to reflect the statutory presumption that an original reporter’s transcript is in electronic form, not paper form. This proposal originated with suggestions from a clerk/executive officer of a Court of Appeal and an attorney at the Supreme Court.

Category: Appellate

Item Number: SPR22-03

Deadline: May 13, 2022

File: spr22-03.pdf