Court Opinion

ID: 9527402
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-07 03:30:20.773489+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T13:25:46.903980
License: Public Domain

*329HOFFMAN, Presiding Judge,
concurring.
I concur in the majority opinion except that part which penalizes the appellant for not supplying this Court with a part of the record.
Ind. Appellate Rule 7.2(B) states in plain unambiguous language that "PARTS WHICH ARE NOT TRANSMITTED TO THE COURT ON APPEAL - SHALL NEVERTHELESS BE A PART OF THE RECORD ON APPEAL FOR ALL PURPOSES." [Emphasis added.]
There can be no other meaning given this sentence. It can be interpreted no other way. If a record exists in the trial court, it is part of the record on appeal regardless of whether or not the praccipe requested the same or counsel fails to have it included in the record filed in the appeals court. The appeals court should order the record sent by writ of certiorari or order the appropriate counsel to provide the same.
Clear and unambiguous rules should be followed by the court at all times and not disregarded to avoid answering the issues raised.