State v. Felmet

HUSKINS, Justice:

The procedural issue raised on this appeal is whether the Court of Appeals erred in denying defendant’s motion to amend the record to reflect proper jurisdiction in the trial court and then dismissing defendant’s appeal for failure of the record to show jurisdiction. While we find no legal error or abuse of discretion in the denial of the motion and the dismissal, we have allowed the amendment in order to reach and decide the substantive issue of the case.

Defendant was charged with trespass in violation of G.S. 14-134, a misdemeanor offense. Exclusive original jurisdiction of…