State v. Darnell

Per Cubiam.

“The right of appeal is unlimited in the courts of North Carolina. . . .” State v. Beasley, 226 N.C. 577, 579, 39 S.E. 2d 605, 606; G.S. 15-180; State v. Grundler and State v. Jelly, 251 N.C. 177, 111 S.E. 2d 1. This case is a fair example of the manner in which that unlimited right is now being perverted at the whim of those who have nothing to lose. An indigent defendant has only to say, “I appeal,” and the county is required to furnish him with counsel, “transcript and records required for an adequate and effective appellate review.” G.S. 15-4.1.

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