State v. Vann

Summary

The court held that the defendant’s challenge to the denial of the jury’s request for testimony transcripts was preserved despite the lack of a contemporaneous objection because the governing statute imposes a statutory mandate. Reviewing the entire record de novo, the court concluded that the trial court understood and exercised its discretion by granting some requests, denying others, and directing the jury to rely on its recollection. Because no statutory error occurred, the court reversed the Court of Appeals’ order granting a new trial.