Opinion ID: 4795
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 4

Heading: lerma's sentence

Text: Lerma asserts that there are two errors in the sentence he received and that this Court should reverse and remand for resentencing. We are unable to consider his request because Lerma has not provided this Court with a record of the sentencing hearing, and no justification is given for not doing so. The rules of appellate procedure require the appellant to provide the record,5 and our caselaw has consistently followed this rule. United States v. Juarez-Fierro, 935 F.2d 672, 675, n.1 (5th Cir.), cert. denied, ___ U.S. ___, 112 S.Ct. 402, 116 L.Ed.2d 351 (1991)(Since the appellant failed to order the parts of the record regarding the swearing of the second petit jury, we cannot review his claim); United States v. Alfaro, 919 F.2d 962, 966, n.16 (5th Cir. 1990)(If a defendant reasonably expects us to overturn the factual findings of the trial court, he should strive to provide a thorough evidentiary record on the factual issues)(emphasis in 5 (1) Within 10 days after filing the notice of appeal the appellant shall order from the reporter a transcript of such parts of the proceedings not already on file as the appellant deems necessary, subject to local rules of the courts of appeals. . . . (2) If the appellant intends to urge on appeal that a finding or conclusion is unsupported by the evidence or is contrary to the evidence, the appellant shall include in the record a transcript of all evidence relevant to such finding or conclusion. Fed. R. App. P. 10(b). 17 original); United States v. O'Brien, 898 F.2d 983, 985 (5th Cir. 1990)(It is appellant's responsibility to order parts of the record which he contends contain error and his failure to do so prevents us from reviewing this assignment of error); Brookins v. United States, 397 F.2d 261, 262 (5th Cir.), cert. denied, 393 U.S. 952, 89 S.Ct. 377, 21 L.Ed.2d 364 (1968)(This appellate court `[C]an only take the record as it finds it, and cannot add thereto, or go behind, beyond, or outside it . . .') (quoting 4A C.J.S. Appeal and Error § 1206 at p. 1333). The rulings of other circuits comport with our rulings on the importance of the inclusion of the record.6 Thus, to maintain the integrity of the rules and the appellate process, we properly decline to review controversies in which the record is not supplied to us.