State v. Jones

Upon return of the jury verdict, defendant duly gave notice of appeal. This amounted to an exception to the judgment so as to present for our review any matters appearing upon the face of the record. State v. Kirby, 276 N.C. 123, 171 S.E. 2d 416 (1970); State v. Ayscue, 240 N.C. 196, 81 S.E. 2d 403 (1954). Defendant also filed a record on appeal in which in lieu of grouping exceptions and setting forth assignments of error he stated: “Defendant’s attorney having reviewed carefully, and having found no errors, submits this record to the Court for its review pursuant to the Rules of Appellate…