Rule 2-3 Criminal Appeals or Writ Applications from Courts of Limited Jurisdiction Wherein Testimony was Electronically Recorded

When someone appeals a criminal case from a parish, city, or municipal court, and the witness testimony was recorded electronically instead of typed up live by a court reporter, that recording has to be turned into a written transcript before the appeal can be filed. This means someone has to listen to the recording and type out everything that was said in the courtroom.

Once the transcript is ready, it needs to be certified as accurate. The person filing the appeal must then submit the original certified transcript plus one extra copy. These documents need to be filed following the same rules laid out in Rule 2-1 and Rule 2-2, which cover how appeal records are generally put together and submitted to the court.

This rule exists to make sure the appeals court has a complete written record of what happened at trial. Without a transcript, the higher court would have no way to review what witnesses actually said, which is often the basis for an appeal.