State v. Newell

Oct 12, 1966
270
Reporters:
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Before:
Per Curiam
Per Curiam.

Defendant having pleaded guilty, his appeal presents for review only ‍​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‍whether error appears on the face of the record proper. S. v. Darnell, 266 N.C. 640, 146 S.E. 2d 800. Suffice to say, the ‍​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‍record proper does not show error.

The record on appeal, prepared by defendant’s court-appointed counsel, contains one assignment of error, namely, that “(t)he ‍​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‍Court erred in pronouncing an excessive, cruel and unreasonable punishment.” The sentences are well within the limits prescribed by G.S. 14-119 ‍​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‍and G.S. 14-120. Hence, they cannot be considered cruel and unusual in a constitutional sense. S. v. Bruce, ante, 174, 150 S.E. 2d 216, ‍​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‍and cases cited. The judgment of the court below is affirmed.

Affirmed.