State v. Ferebee

Defendant’s purported assignments of error are not based on exceptions duly noted in apt time and are ineffectual. 1 Strong, N. C. Index, Appeal and Error § 19.

Defendant’s brief asserts the “Question Involved” is: “Did the Court, in refusing to continué this case to a subsequent term, deprive the defendant of constitutional rights to which he was entitled?”

“Granting or denying a motion for continuance rests in the sound discretion of the presiding judge and his decision will not be disturbed on appeal, except for abuse of discretion or a showing the defendant has been deprived of a fair…