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Jacobs v. State

Supreme Court of Arkansas
Feb 21, 1994
316 Ark. 96 (Ark. 1994)

Opinion

CR 93-1137

Opinion delivered February 21, 1994

APPEAL ERROR — APPEAL LIMITED TO REVIEW OF THE RECORD OF THE TRIAL PROCEEDINGS — ENHANCED TAPES NOT ALLOWED. — The appellant's motion to supplement the record with enhanced tapes was denied as such tapes would present the court with evidence not heard by the jury; on appeal the court is limited to a review of the record of the trial court proceedings, evidence not considered by the jury or the trial court and, thus, not contained in the record, will not be reviewed.

Motion for Extension of Time to File Brief and Motion to Supplement the Record denied.

Larry W. Horton, for appellant.

No response.


Appellant Bryson Jacobs moves (1) for additional time to file her brief and (2) to supplement the record with enhanced tapes, or their transcription, concerning the alleged drug transaction at issue. The State Crime Laboratory was unable to enhance the tapes, and Jacobs now states that a private firm in Little Rock may be able to accomplish this. The court reporter's letter is attached to the motion. She states that the tapes were not transcribed by her at trial because they were for the most part unintelligible and inaudible and contained background noises.

The motions are denied, and the clerk is directed to set a briefing schedule. Enhanced tapes would present this court with evidence not heard by the jury. We are limited on appeal to a review of the record of the trial court proceedings. We will not review evidence not considered by the jury or the trial court and, thus, not contained in the record. Evans v. State, 271 Ark. 775, 610 S.W.2d 577 (1981); Weston v. State, 265 Ark. 58, 576 S.W.2d 705 (1979).


Summaries of

Jacobs v. State

Supreme Court of Arkansas
Feb 21, 1994
316 Ark. 96 (Ark. 1994)
Case details for

Jacobs v. State

Case Details

Full title:Bryson JACOBS v. STATE of Arkansas

Court:Supreme Court of Arkansas

Date published: Feb 21, 1994

Citations

316 Ark. 96 (Ark. 1994)
870 S.W.2d 740

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