State v. Harper

WHICHARD, Judge.

*199The record on appeal contains six assignments of error, two of which are presented and discussed in defendant’s brief. The other assignments, because they are not presented and discussed, are deemed abandoned. Rule 28 (a), North Carolina Rules of Appellate Procedure; State v. McMorris, 290 N.C. 286, 292, 225 S.E.2d 553, 557 (1976); State v. Brothers, 33 N.C.App. 233, 234 S.E.2d 652, cert. denied, 293 N.C. 160, 236 S.E.2d 704 (1977).

By the first assignment of error presented and discussed, defendant contends the trial court erred in directing the jury selection procedure. In…