State v. Henry, 68SC94

Decision Date12 June 1968
Docket NumberNo. 68SC94,68SC94
Citation1 N.C.App. 409,161 S.E.2d 622
PartiesSTATE of North Carolina v. Platt Walker HENRY.
CourtNorth Carolina Court of Appeals

T. W. Bruton, Atty. Gen., by Harry W. McGalliard, Deputy Atty. Gen., for the State.

E. A. Hightower, Wadesboro, for defendant appellant.

BRITT, Judge.

Article 5 of Chapter 7A of the General Statutes deals with jurisdiction of the Court of Appeals. Pertinent portions of G.S. § 7A--27 are as follows:

'Appeals of right from the courts of the trial divisions.--* * *

'(b) From any Final judgment of a superior court, other than one described in subsection (a) of this section or one entered in a post-conviction hearing under article 22 of chapter 15, including any final judgment entered upon review of a decision of an administrative agency, appeal lies of right to the Court of Appeals.' (Emphasis added.)

Subsection (d) permits appeals from certain interlocutory orders in civil actions or proceedings, but there is no provision for an appeal as a matter of right from interlocutory orders in criminal actions.

In his oral argument, defense counsel indicated that State v. Moore, 258 N.C. 300, 128 S.E.2d 563, was his authority for appealing. State v. Moore is distinguishable for the reason that it was before the Supreme Court pursuant to petition for certiorari, and the further reason that it was decided prior to the enactment of G.S. § 7A--27 by the 1967 General Assembly.

This Court Ex mero motu holds that an appeal in this case was premature and should be dismissed.

Appeal dismissed.

CAMPBELL and MORRIS, JJ., concur.

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  • State v. Pennell
    • United States
    • North Carolina Court of Appeals
    • 6 Agosto 2013
    ...§ 7A–27 was enacted by our General Assembly in 1967, the same year the Court of Appeals was created. See State v. Henry, 1 N.C.App. 409, 410, 161 S.E.2d 622, 622 (1968). N.C.G.S. § 7A–27(e) states: “From any other order or judgment of the superior court from which an appeal is authorized by......
  • State v. Black
    • United States
    • North Carolina Court of Appeals
    • 25 Febrero 1970
    ...7A--27; State v. Lentz, 5 N.C.App. 177, 167 S.E.2d 887 (1969); State v. Lance, 1 N.C.App. 620, 162 S.E.2d 154 (1968); State v. Henry, 1 N.C.App. 409, 161 S.E.2d 622 (1968). In the case of State v. Smith, 4 N.C.App. 491, 166 S.E.2d 870 (1969), an appeal from an order denying defendant's moti......
  • State v. Bryant
    • United States
    • North Carolina Court of Appeals
    • 20 Octubre 1971
    ...trial on the merits, and all other material was ordered returned to its owner. Just as a motion to change venue (State v. Henry, 1 N.C.App. 409, 161 S.E.2d 622 (1968)), and a motion to dismiss charges (State v. Black, 7 N.C.App. 324, 172 S.E.2d 217 (1970)) are interlocutory orders, a denial......
  • State v. Smith, 6925SC52
    • United States
    • North Carolina Court of Appeals
    • 30 Abril 1969
    ...the provisions of G.S. § 7A--27 there is no appeal as a matter of right from interlocutory orders in a criminal case. In State v. Henry, 1 N.C.App. 409, 161 S.E.2d 622, Judge Britt, speaking for the Court, 'Article 5 of Chapter 7A of the General Statutes deals with jurisdiction of the Court......
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