Carolina v. Parks

MOORE, Justice.

Defendant contends in his first assignment of error that the lower court committed reversible error in failing to hold a hearing upon a motion filed by defendant on 9 May 1975. This motion, drafted by defendant while in jail awaiting trial, stated (in his own words and spelling) :

“To the Honorable Cliffton Johnson. Judge in Superior Court of Mecklenburg County.

Your Applican respectfully shows unto your Honor,

I.Your Applican is at present imprisoned and restrained of his liberty in the Mecklenburg County Jail in the County of Mecklenburg in the State of North Carolina by the…