State v. Buchanan

WYNN, Judge.

Recently, in Viar v. N.C. Dep’t of Transp., 359 N.C. 400, 402, 610 S.E.2d 360, 361 (2005), 1 our Supreme Court admonished this Court to avoid applying Rule 2 of the Rules of Appellate Procedure even in instances where a party’s “Rules violations did not impede comprehension of the issues on appeal or frustrate the appellate process.” Defendant, recognizing that he has not preserved the grounds for his appeal from convictions of maintaining a dwelling to keep a controlled substance, manufacturing marijuana, and possession of drug paraphernalia, asks this Court to invoke Rule 2 to…