State v. Russell

MOORE, Justice.

In the Court of Appeals defendant admitted that he could find no error in the record of the trial, but requested that the verdicts and sentence imposed be set aside and a new trial granted.

The record contains no exception or assignment of error; however, defendant’s appeal presents the question whether error appears on the face of the record proper. State v. Ford, 281 N.C. 62, 187 S.E. 2d 741 (1972); State v. Roberts, 279 N.C. 500, 183 S.E. 2d 647 (1971). “Ordinarily, in criminal cases the record proper consists of (1) the organization of the court, (2) the charge (information,…