State v. Gregory

MORRIS, Judge.

Defendant’s only assignment of error is that the trial court erred “in entering and signing the judgment and sentencing the defendant.”

An appeal is an exception to the judgment, and presents the face of the record proper for review. State v. Thurgood, 11 N.C. App. 405, 181 S.E. 2d 128 (1971); State v. Martin, 10 N.C. App. 181, 178 S.E. 2d 32 (1970).

“Ordinarily, in criminal cases the record proper consists of (1) the organization of the court, (2) the charge (information, warrant or indictment), (3) the arraignment and plea, (4) the verdict, and (5) the judgment.” State v.…