State v. Absher

On 18 May 1989 defendant entered a plea of guilty to operating a motor vehicle while impaired. Thereafter, on 27 October 1989, judgment and sentence were entered pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 20-179. Defendant purported to appeal from this judgment to the Court of Appeals. In its brief to the Court of Appeals, and by way of a separate motion to dismiss, the State argued that defendant had no right to appellate review from the judgment and sentence imposed pursuant to his plea of guilty.

Upon entry of a judgment in superior court pursuant to a plea of guilty to a misdemeanor, defendant’s right to…