State v. Gaddy

GRAHAM, Judge.

The record filed in this Court contains no verdict and nothing to show the organization and jurisdiction of the trial court. “On appeal in criminal cases, the indictment or warrant, and the plea on which the defendant was tried in the court below, the verdict, and the judgment appealed from, are essential parts of the transcript.” State v. Hunter, 245 N.C. 607, 608, 96 S.E. 2d 840, 841. The organization of the court is a part of the record proper. State v. Tinsley, 279 N.C. 482, 183 S.E. 2d 669.

After oral argument a stipulation as to the organization of the court, signed by the…