State v. Hilton

Counsel for defendant contends in his brief and oral argument that 10-year sentences were given in two additional cases to codefendant Bobby Joe Johnson after he had given notice of appeal. Subsequently, defendant was given the same sentences as his codefendant. He contends that his sentences were made more severe because Johnson exercised his legal right of appeal. This action does not appear in the record.

“The record imports verity and the Supreme Court is bound thereby. The Supreme Court can judicially know only what appears of record. There is a presumption in favor of regularity. Thus,…