State v. Kinch

MARTIN, Justice.

Defendant was convicted of rape in the first degree pursuant to N.C.G.S. 14-27.2(a)(2)(a). From the judgment of life imprisonment, he appealed to this Court. The record on appeal and transcript were duly filed. On 16 April 1985, defendant's counsel filed a brief on behalf of defendant.

In the record on appeal defendant’s counsel made three assignments of error: denial of defendant’s (1) motion to dismiss for insufficiency of the evidence, N.C.G.S. 15A-1227(a)(2); (2) motion to dismiss, N.C.G.S. 15A-1227(a)(3); and (3) motion for appropriate relief after verdict, N.C.G.S.…