Appellate panel questions jurisdiction to decide certified question without plea-hearing transcript
At an appellate hearing, defense counsel said the plea-acceptance transcript was not in the record while the state told the court that compliance with Tennessee Rule of Criminal Procedure 37 is mandatory; the panel took no immediate ruling.
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An appellate panel heard argument over whether it has jurisdiction to decide a certified question about the constitutionality of a police roadblock after defense counsel said the plea-acceptance hearing transcript was not in the record.
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