Alcoholic New York court stenographer Daniel Kochanski wreaked havoc on some 30 court cases after typing 'gibberish' instead of documenting speech, at one point 'going Shining' and repeatedly typing 'I hate my job'.
The actions of Kochanski, who has since been fired, have jeopardised several cases by giving felons the
opportunity to claim crucial evidence is missing.
His wholly inaccurate court reporting came during some very serious cases too, with Kochanski botching transcipts during the 2010 mortgage fraud trial of Aaron Hand, who was convicted of trying to hire a hit man to take out a witness.
"It should have been questions and answers - instead it was gibberish," a source told The Post. The court reporter appeared to channel The Shining in his transcripts
Kochanski dispensed with the court's questions and answers and just randomly hit keys in several different sessions, at one point echoing The Shining's infamous 'All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy' typewriter scene and typing: 'I hate my job. I hate my job. I hate my job' over and over.
