State v. Benjamin

EAGLES, Judge.

The first issue here is whether defendant waived his right to appellate review of the denial of his motion to suppress his inculpatory statement. Defendant made an assignment of error to the denial of the motion to suppress without making a reference to the inculpatory statement, the legal basis of his argument, and making reference to the record; however, he did provide general references to the transcript of the hearing. N.C.R. App. P. 10(c) provides that an assignment of error is sufficient to preserve defendant’s right to appeal if “it directs the attention of the appellate…