State v. Burton

Feb 28, 1962
75
Reporters:
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Before:
WiNborn
Per Curiam.

The assignments of error are without merit. The crucial assignments relate to the ‍​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‍admission of certain testimony of the arresting officer as to what Frank Burton told him in the absence of defendant. The only testimony of this character admitted and ‍​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‍not *465 stricken was first elicited by defendant on cross-examination, and with respect to which there was no objection or exception. Furthermore, these assignments are not sufficient in form to ‍​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‍present the errors relied on without the necessity of going beyond the assignments themselves to learn what the questions are. Rule 21, Rules of Practice in Supreme ‍​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‍Court; Lowie & Co. v. Atkins, 245 N.C. 98, 95 S.E. 2d 271. See 1 Strong: N.C. Index, Appeal and Error, s. 19, p. 90.

The evidence is sufficient to support the verdict. The ‍​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‍punishment is not in excess of that provided by law.

No error.

WiNBORN®, C.J., not sitting.