Sandrelli v. State

2014 Ark. App. 444

• Court: Court of Appeals of Arkansas
• Decided: September 3, 2014
• Docket: CR-13-916
• Status: Published

Opinion

Cite as 2014 Ark. App. 444

ARKANSAS COURT OF APPEALS DIVISION II No. CR-13-916

ROBERT LEE SANDRELLI Opinion Delivered September 3, 2014 APPELLANT APPEAL FROM THE SEBASTIAN V. COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT, FORT SMITH DISTRICT [NO. CR-12-1189] STATE OF ARKANSAS APPELLEE HONORABLE J. MICHAEL FITZHUGH, JUDGE

REBRIEFING ORDERED

PHILLIP T. WHITEAKER, Judge

Appellant Robert Lee Sandrelli was convicted by a Sebastian County jury of four

counts of rape and was sentenced to four consecutive sentences of thirty-five years to be

served in the Arkansas Department of Correction. Sandrelli appeals the convictions,

challenging the sufficiency of the evidence. However, we cannot address the sufficiency-of-

the-evidence issue at this time because rebriefing is necessary pursuant to Arkansas Supreme

Court Rule 4-2 (2013).

Arkansas Supreme Court Rule 4-2(a)(8) requires that an appellant’s brief include an

addendum consisting of all documents essential to this court’s resolution of the issues on

appeal, including exhibits such as CDs and DVDs. Rule 4-2(a)(8) further requires that all

stenographically reported materials introduced as an exhibit be abstracted. Cite as 2014 Ark. App. 444

Sandrelli’s abstract and addendum do not comply with these provisions. At trial, the

State introduced and played three audio recordings for the jury: two interviews between

Sandrelli and the police and one interview between the victim and a forensic interviewer.

Sandrelli, however, failed to include copies of the audio recordings in his addendum as

required by our rules. Additionally, transcripts of these interviews were also admitted into

evidence and are contained in the record. While Sandrelli did abstract his interviews with the

police, he failed to abstract the interview between the victim and the forensic interviewer as

required.

Because Sandrelli’s abstract and addendum are inadequate, we order him to file within

fifteen days of this opinion a substituted abstract, brief, and addendum that complies with our

rules. See Ark. Sup. Ct. R. 4-2(b)(3). We remind counsel that the examples we have noted

are not to be taken as an exhaustive list of deficiencies and ask that counsel carefully review

the rules to ensure that no other deficiencies exist.

Rebriefing ordered.

GLADWIN, C.J., and PITTMAN, J., agree.

David L. Dunagin, for appellant.

Dustin McDaniel, Att’y Gen., by: Valerie Glover Fortner, for appellee.