Court Opinion

ID: 9708084
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-26 02:29:56.876314+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T18:22:42.167936
License: Public Domain

STATON, Judge,
dissenting.
I dissent from the Majority opinion, because it does not follow the Rules of Appellate Procedure when dealing with the issue of probable cause which is the last and final issue discussed in the opinion. The Majority has not followed AP 7.2(C)(2) which provides that "Incompleteness or inadequacy of the record shall not constitute a ground for dismissal of the appeal or preclude review on the merits." Yet, the *221issue of probable cause raised by Gladys Lomax was dismissed as waived because of an inadequate record. The transcript of the hearing on the motion to suppress was not included in the transcript submitted to this Court. The trial court, the litigants, and this Court are all bound to follow the letter and spirit of the Rules of Appellate Procedure as set forth by the Indiana Supreme Court. I cannot concur in an opinion where the Rules have been ignored and the merits of an issue left in doubt.