State v. Arambul

(dissenting) — Once again I dissent from my brothers' condonation of formalism over finalism.5

The present JCrR 6.01 through 6.03 were promulgated to free the appellant from the onerous task of transporting a certified transcript from the district court to the superior court as required by the predecessor rules. The majority has now imposed an even greater burden with a greater potential for injury to the unwary appellant. While the appellant no longer has the burden of taking the district court transcript to the superior court, he must now rely on the clerk of the district court to transmit…