State v. Kaplan

MORRIS, Judge.

We note at the outset that defendant’s brief makes no reference to any exceptions in the record on appeal. For the failure to abide by the rules of appellate procedure, specifically Rule 28, Rules of Practice in the Court of Appeals of North Carolina, defendant’s appeal is subject to dismissal upon the grounds that he has abandoned all exceptions. However, we have chosen to decide this case on its merits in view of defendant’s notion that the case has grave constitutional import.

Appellant first assigns as error the court’s denial of his motion to continue. The motion was…