The People, Plaintiff and Respondent v. Keith Ryan Reese, Defendant and Appellant.

Summary

The court held that an indigent defendant facing retrial is presumptively entitled to a full and complete transcript of the prior trial, including opening statements and closing arguments, without first showing particularized need. It further held that denial of only part of a prior-trial transcript is subject to harmless-error review, and affirmed because the prosecution proved beyond a reasonable doubt that the omitted statements did not affect the verdict.