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fo r im m u n ity u n d e r § 1 3 A -3 -2 3 , A la . C o d e 1 9 7 5 . D a r b y in c lu d e d th r e e a tta c h m e n ts

w ith h is p e titio n : a c o p y o f th e in d ic tm e n t, a c o p y o f h is m o tio n fo r im m u n ity , a n d a

c o p y o f th e t r i a l c o u r t 's o r d e r d e n y in g h is m o tio n fo r im m u n ity . T h e p e titio n

s u m m a r iz e s th e e v id e n c e t h a t w a s p r e s e n te d a t a h e a r in g o n th e im m u n ity m o tio n a n d

s ta te s t h a t " [a ] tr a n s c r i p t o f th e te s tim o n y s u m m a r iz e d a b o v e c a n b e o b ta in e d fro m th e

c o u r t r e p o r te r ." ( P e titio n , p . 1 3 .)

R u le 2 1 (a )(1 )(E ), A la . R . A p p . P ., r e q u i r e s a p e titio n fo r a w r it o f m a n d a m u s to

in c lu d e th e " p a r ts o f th e r e c o r d t h a t w o u ld b e e s s e n tia l to a n u n d e r s ta n d in g o f th e

m a tte r s s e t f o r th in th e p e titio n ." S e e , e .g .. E x p a r te L u c a s . 1 6 5 S o . 3 d 6 1 8 , 6 2 1 (A la .

C iv . A p p . 2 0 1 4 ). I t is n o t th is C o u r t 's r e s p o n s ib ility to r e q u e s t a d d itio n a l m a te r ia ls to

d e te r m in e w h e th e r a p e titio n e r is e n title d to m a n d a m u s re lie f.

" 'A n a p p e lla te c o u r t is c o n fin e d in its r e v ie w to th e a p p e lla te r e c o r d [;]

t h a t r e c o r d c a n n o t b e " c h a n g e d , a lte r e d , o r v a r ie d o n a p p e a l b y

s ta te m e n ts in b r ie f s o f c o u n s e l," a n d th e c o u r t m a y n o t " a s s u m e e r r o r o r

p r e s u m e th e e x is te n c e o f f a c ts a s to w h ic h th e r e c o r d is s ile n t." Q u ic k v .

B u r to n . 9 6 0 S o . 2 d 6 7 8 , 6 8 0 -8 1 (A la . C iv . A p p . 2 0 0 6 ). A c c o rd in g ly , w h e n ,

a s in th is c a s e , " o r a l te s tim o n y is c o n s id e r e d b y th e t r i a l c o u r t in r e a c h in g

its ju d g m e n t a n d t h a t te s tim o n y is n o t p r e s e n t in th e r e c o r d a s e ith e r a

tr a n s c r ip t o r R u le 1 0 (d ), A [la ]. R . A [p p ]. P ., s ta te m e n t, i t m u s t b e

c o n c lu s iv e ly p r e s u m e d t h a t th e te s tim o n y [w a s ] s u f f ic ie n t to s u p p o r t th e

ju d g m e n t." R u d o lp h v . R u d o lp h . 5 8 6 S o . 2 d 9 2 9 , 9 3 0 (A la . C iv . A p p .

1 9 9 1 ) . '"

E x p a r te L u c a s . 1 6 5 S o . 2 d a t 6 2 1 ( q u o tin g B e v e r ly v . B e v e r ly . 2 8 S o . 3 d 1, 4 (A la . C iv .

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c le a r le g a l r ig h t to th e r e q u e s te d re lie f.

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