From: ahk@chinet.com

Stephen Sprunk  wrote:

>Some courts are not "courts of record", which means that no record of
>the proceedings is made, just the final ruling.  Since there is no trial
>record for an appellate court to consider, a new trial must be held in
>the appellate court.

Thank you for clarifying; I know what you're talking about now.

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