In Re the Custody of Burchette

The order appealed from is dated 19 February 1968, and the record on appeal should have been docketed in this Court on or before 19 May -1968. Rule 5, Rules of Practice in the Court of Appeals of North Carolina. However, in accordance with Rule 5, appellant, on 17 May 1968, obtained an order from the trial tribunal extending the time to 3 June 1968 within which the record on appeal might be docketed. Nevertheless, appellant did not docket the record on appeal in this Court until 31 July 1968, and for failure to docket on time this appeal is subject to dismissal. Rule 48, Rules of Practice,…