The official court reporter shall attend in person, except as otherwise herein provided, the sessions of court held in the circuit for which he is appointed, and in every case, where directed by the judge or requested by a party thereto, he shall take full stenographic notes of the oral testimony and proceedings, except argument of counsel, and note the order in which all documentary evidence is introduced, all objections of counsel, the rulings of the court thereon and exceptions taken or reserved thereto. When directed by the judge, he shall attend the investigations of the grand jury and there take such notes of the testimony as directed by the district attorney or foreman. The original stenographic notes of such court reporter in each case or proceeding officially reported shall be preserved by him and treated as a part of the records of the respective courts, and upon his retirement from office, shall be turned over to the clerks of such courts. In cases where the testimony is taken orally before the judge, the court reporter, whenever ordered by the judge, shall transcribe his stenographic notes of such oral testimony and file the same.
(Acts 1919, No. 302, p. 268; Code 1923, §6734; Code 1940, T. 13, §262.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in
19
cases (
1 in the last 5 years), 1978–2023 · leading case:
Ex Parte Land, 678 So. 2d 224 (Ala. 1996).
Ex Parte Land, 678 So. 2d 224 (Ala. 1996).
· cites it 2× “[4] This rule creates duties for the court reporter in addition to those established by Ala.Code 1975, § 12-17-275. [*] Justice Kennedy did not sit at oral argument of this case; however, he has listened to the tape of that oral argument.”
Ex Parte Harris, 632 So. 2d 543 (Ala. 1993).
· cites it 2× “However, Harris's trial counsel had moved the trial court to "order the official court reporter to record and transcribe all proceedings in all phases [of the case], including pretrial hearings, legal arguments, voir dire and selection of the jury, in-chambers conferences, any…”
Webb v. State, 539 So. 2d 343 (Ala. Crim. App. 1988).
· cites it 2× “Although the court reporter is not required to take stenographic notes of the argument of counsel, the reporter is required to note objections of counsel, their reference to arguments, and the ruling of the court on such objections.”
Boyd v. State, 746 So. 2d 364 (Ala. Crim. App. 1999).
“, effective January 1, 1991, that court reporters were required to record the voir dire examination of the jury.”
Roberts v. State, 735 So. 2d 1244 (Ala. Crim. App. 1998).
“NOTES [1] This rule sets out duties for the court reporter in addition to those established by § 12-17-275, Ala.Code 1975. [2] This court reminds the trial court that § 13A-5-47(d), Ala.”
Minor v. State, 780 So. 2d 707 (Ala. Crim. App. 1999).
“Section 12-17-275, Code of Alabama 1975 , provides `[w]hen directed by the judge' an official court reporter `shall attend the investigations of the grand jury and there take such notes of the testimony as directed by the district attorney or foreman.”
Johnson v. State, 120 So. 3d 1130 (Ala. Crim. App. 2009).
“At the time of Johnson’s trial and conviction, this matter was controlled by § 12-17-275, Ala.Code 1975, prior to the December 21, 1999, adoption of Rule 19.”
Woods v. State, 789 So. 2d 896 (Ala. Crim. App. 1999).
“Section 12-17-275, Code of Alabama 1975, provides `[w]hen directed by the judge' an official court reporter `shall attend the investigations of the grand jury and there take such notes of the testimony as directed by the district attorney or foreman.”
Ex Parte Godbolt, 546 So. 2d 991 (Ala. 1987).
“" (Emphasis added.) The court reporter is not required under this section to record closing arguments except when there is an objection.”
Magwood v. State, 689 So. 2d 959 (Ala. Crim. App. 1996).
“Magwood has failed to proffer any evidence that the mandate of Code of Alabama, 1975, Section 12-17-275 was not fully complied with by the Court at Magwood's trial.”
Drinkard v. State, 777 So. 2d 225 (Ala. Crim. App. 1998).
“Section 12-17-275, Code of Alabama 1975, provides " [w]hen directed by the judge " an official court reporter "shall attend the investigations of the grand jury and there take such notes of the testimony as directed by the district attorney or foreman.”
Hallford v. Culliver, 379 F. Supp. 2d 1232 (M.D. Ala. 2004).
· cites it 2× “At that time, Ala. Code § 12-17-275 governed the duties of court reporters, and provided that the reporter “shall take full stenographic notes of oral testimony and proceedings, except argument of counsel.”
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