State v. Coggin, 211 N.C. 706 (1937)

June 9, 1937 · Supreme Court of North Carolina

211 N.C. 706

STATE v. MELVIN COGGIN.

(Filed 9 June, 1937.)

Criminal Law § 80—

Where defendant, convicted of a capital crime, fails to serve his case on appeal within the time allowed, and fails to request extension of time, his appeal will be dismissed on motion of the Attorney-General in the absence of error on the face of the record.

Appeal by defendant from Frizzelle, J., at March Term, 1937, of Nash.

Appeal dismissed.

Motion by the State to docket and dismiss tbe defendant’s appeal.

Pee Cueiam.

Tbe defendant was charged in tbe bill of indictment witb tbe murder of H. J. Fogleman. Tbe jury returned a verdict of guilty of murd’er in tbe first degree, and thereupon sentence of death was pronounced. Defendant gave notice of appeal, but no ease on appeal bas been served within the time allowed by the order of the court below, and no request has been made for extension of the time. *

The Attorney-General moves to docket and dismiss the appeal. This motion must be allowed, but according to the usual rule of this Court in capital cases, we have examined the record to see if any error appears. In the record we find no error.

Appeal dismissed.