Randy Chaviano, 26, of Hialeah, Fla., was convicted by a jury in July 2009 of fatally shooting Charles Acosta, who came to his apartment to buy drugs. Chaviano appealed his conviction to the Third District Court of Appeal in Miami. When it was discovered that hardly any transcripts of his…
Oops: Typist’s Error Gives Murderer New Trial
Randy Chaviano, 26, of Hialeah, Fla., was convicted by a jury in July 2009 of fatally shooting Charles Acosta, who came to his apartment to buy drugs. Chaviano appealed his conviction to the Third District Court of Appeal in Miami. When it was discovered that hardly any transcripts of his…