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King v. Garrett

Supreme Court of Alabama
Feb 26, 1993
613 So. 2d 1283 (Ala. 1993)

Summary

holding that appellate review is restricted to the record before the appellate court on appeal and that the appellate court cannot consider evidence or a contention not supported by the record

Summary of this case from Bishop v. State

Opinion

1911756.

February 26, 1993.

Appeal from the Circuit Court, Jefferson County, No. CV-92-1525, Claude B. Hughes, J.

Lopaka Lewis King, pro se.

James H. Evans, Atty. Gen., and Fred E. Bell, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.


Lopaka Lewis King appeals, pro se, from the trial court's dismissal of his complaint against James S. Garrett, a circuit judge in Jefferson County. The record King designated contains the case action summary sheet but does not contain the complaint or any other pleadings or evidence considered by the trial court. This Court is limited to a review of the record alone. Sheetz, Aiken Aiken v. Louverdrape, Inc., 514 So.2d 797, 801 (Ala. 1987); see also Allred v. Shirley, 598 So.2d 1347, 1348 (Ala. 1992). If the record does not contain the matter or materials considered by the trial court, then this Court has no basis upon which to review the trial court's judgment. Smith v. Smith, 596 So.2d 1 (Ala. 1992). The judgment of dismissal is, therefore, affirmed.

AFFIRMED.

HORNSBY, C.J., and SHORES, HOUSTON and KENNEDY, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

King v. Garrett

Supreme Court of Alabama
Feb 26, 1993
613 So. 2d 1283 (Ala. 1993)

holding that appellate review is restricted to the record before the appellate court on appeal and that the appellate court cannot consider evidence or a contention not supported by the record

Summary of this case from Bishop v. State
Case details for

King v. Garrett

Case Details

Full title:Lopaka Lewis KING v. James S. GARRETT

Court:Supreme Court of Alabama

Date published: Feb 26, 1993

Citations

613 So. 2d 1283 (Ala. 1993)

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