Court Opinion

ID: 9721395
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-26 08:58:08.033876+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T18:24:25.469971
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DeBRULER, Justice,
concurring in result.
On the basis of the record presented here I do not believe this Court can reach the issue of whether the prosecutor engaged in misconduct in arguing in final summation upon the basis of facts not present in the evidence heard by the jury. No transcription was made of the final summations. Defense counsel submitted his affidavit describing what had been said by the prosecutor during summation with his motion to correct errors. There was no response made by the State. The trial judge simply denied the motion to correct errors. Furthermore there is no specific reference to the affidavit or proceedings thereon in the transcript or the judge’s certificate to the transcript. There is simply no action taken by the court here to settle and approve the content of the affidavit for inclusion in the transcript of evidence and proceedings as required by Ind.R.App.P. 7.2(A)(3)(c). Cf. Ruetz v. State, (1978) 268 Ind. 42, 373 N.E.2d 152.
PRENTICE, J., concurs.