State v. Osman

¶1 We are asked to decide whether a missing portion of the electronic record of a suppression hearing — containing the end of the cross-examination of the defendant, the redirect examination, arguments from counsel, admission of an exhibit (to which the defense objected), and the trial court’s findings of fact and conclusions of law — is “significant or material” under RALJ 5.4. Because the missing portion is material to an appeal here, the defendant is entitled to a new trial.

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¶2 According to the testimony of the arresting officer, the officer stopped a vehicle driven by Abdinasir Osman…