If It’s Not in the Record, It Didn’t Happen | Judge Ken Hodges
“If it’s not in the record, it didn’t happen.”
Georgia Court of Appeals Judge Ken Hodges explains why transcripts can be critically important when a case reaches the appellate court.
The Court of Appeals is a court of review. If an evidentiary hearing is important to an issue on appeal but there is no transcript or record of what occurred, the appellate court may have to defer to the trial judge.
Judge Hodges also explains that the court does not simply accept what attorneys say happened. The record is checked to make sure counsel’s representations are accurate.
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