State v. Jackson

Decided October 13, 1971

Supreme Court of North Carolina · decided 1971-10-13

1. Criminal Law 23 — acceptance of guilty plea — voluntariness of the plea The acceptance of a defendant's guilty plea to second-degree murder will not be disturbed where there is plenary evidence to support the trial judge's findings that defendant freely, understandingly and voluntarily entered his plea. 2. Criminal Law 161 — appeal as an exception to the judgment — question presented The appeal itself is an exception to the judgment and presents the case for review only for errors appearing on the face of the record.

Cited by 10 later decisions — most recently July 2016

10 state decisions

Relies on State v. Jones · State v. Elliott · State v. Caldwell

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Decided 1971-10-13

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BRANCH, Justice.

¶1 There was plenary evidence to support the trial judge’s findings that defendant freely, understandingly and voluntarily entered his plea of guilty of second degree murder, and the acceptance of the plea will not be disturbed. State v. Jones, 278 N.C. 259, 179 S.E. 2d 433; State v. Caldwell, 269 N.C. 521, 153 S.E. 2d 34. Further, the record contains no assignments of error, but the appeal itself is an exception to the judgment. The case is therefore presented for review only for errors appearing on the face of the record. State v. Higgs, 270 N.C. 111, 153 S.E. 2d 781; State v. Elliott, 269 N.C. 683, 153 S.E. 2d 330.

¶2 *505 The indictment sufficiently charged the crime to which defendant voluntarily pleaded in a properly organized court, and the sentence was within statutory limits.

¶3 We have carefully examined this record and find

¶4 No error.