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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