State v. . Kinyon

Jun 15, 1936
Reporters:
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Before:
Devin
*295 Devin, J.

The defendant was tried upon a bill of indictment charging him with ‍‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​‍the felony of rape, and was convicted and sentenced to death. Defendant gave notice of appeal and has filed in this Court statement of ease on ‍‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​‍appeal, but has filed no brief.

The Attorney-General moves to dismiss the appeal for failure to comply with Rules 27 and 28 of this Coiirt. This motion ‍‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​‍must be allowed, but, as is customary in capital cases, we have examined the record to see if any error appears. The only exception noted at ‍‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​‍the trial was to the refusal of the trial court to allow defendant’s motion for judgment as of nonsuit.

In this we find no error, nor do ‍‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​‍we find any error in the record. S. v. Dunlap, 208 N. C., 432.

Appeal dismissed.