Court Opinion

ID: 9767658
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Date Created: 2023-08-29 05:23:07.145676+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T07:30:32.291283
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ORDER DENYING PETITION TO REHEAR
The defendant contended that the trial court committed error of prejudicial dimensions when it denied his motion for a new trial on the ground of newly discovered evidence. The defendant argued that the affidavits of two individuals, which were submitted to the trial court for consideration, supported his contention that he was entitled to a new trial on this ground. Since the transcript of the proceedings incident to the hearing of the motion for a new trial and the affidavits were not contained in the record transmitted to this Court, it was conclusively presumed that the ruling of the trial court, denying the defendant a new trial on the ground of newly discovered evidence, was correct.
The opinion of this Court was filed with the clerk in Knoxville on March 31, 1988. The defendant filed a “Motion to Modify the Record upon Petition to Rehear” with the clerk on the 14th day of April, 1988. In the motion the defendant seeks to supplement the record with the two omitted affidavits. The motion states that the transcript of the hearing on the motion for a new trial is also attached, but an examination of the attachments to the motion has revealed that the transcript was not in fact attached.
Insofar as the motion purports to be a petition to rehear it is denied. No grounds are stated in the motion which would support a rehearing in this case.
The defendant’s belated effort to supplement the record in this cause comes too late. State v. Gerald Lyle Hemp, Sevier County No. 49, C.C.A. at Knoxville, opinion filed April 30, 1984. Furthermore, the *838supplementation of the record does not constitute a meritorious ground for a rehearing pursuant to Rule 39(a), Tenn.R.App.P. State v. John Newton Wheelock, Washington County No. 220, January 1987 Session at Knoxville, opinion filed September 2, 1987. Moreover, this Court cannot consider the affidavits for another reason. The affidavits are simply attached to the motion. They were not forwarded to this Court by the clerk of the trial court. Furthermore, the affidavits do not reflect that they were received into evidence, marked as an exhibit, or authenticated by the trial judge. Before an exhibit or affidavit may be considered by this Court, the record must reflect that it has been (a) received into evidence, (b) marked by the trial judge, clerk or court reporter as having been received into evidence as an exhibit, (c) authenticated by the trial judge, and (d) included in the transcript of the evidence transmitted to this Court. State v. Cooper, 736 S.W.2d 125, 131 (Tenn.Crim.App.1987). Nor has anyone executed a certificate stating that the affidavits are accurate, Tenn.R.App.P. 24(b).
The motion of the defendant is denied.
WADE, J., and RICHARD R. FORD, Special Judge, concur.