Case Title: State v. Hilton

Citation: 156 S.E.2d 833, 271 N.C. 456

Docket Number: 

State: north-carolina

Court: North Carolina Supreme Court

Date: 1967-09-27T00:00:00Z

Document:
156 S.E.2d 833 (1967) 271 N.C. 456 STATE of North Carolina v. Barry Rocky HILTON. No. 84. Supreme Court of North Carolina. September 27, 1967. *834 Atty. Gen. T. W. Bruton and Staff Atty. Andrew A. Vanore, Jr., Raleigh, for the State. Joseph Schenck, Canton, for defendant. PER CURIAM. Counsel for defendant contends in his brief and oral argument that 10-year sentences were given in two additional cases to codefendant Bobby Joe Johnson after he had given notice of appeal. Subsequently, defendant was given the same sentences as his codefendant. He contends that his sentences were made more severe because Johnson exercised his legal right of appeal. This action does not appear in the record. The only assignment of error in the record is the exception to the judgment, which presents only the face of the record proper for review. Dellinger v. Bollinger, 242 N.C. 696, 89 S.E.2d 592. We find no errors on the face of the record, and the judgment below must stand. In the case of State v. Lee, 166 N.C. 250, 80 S.E. 977, the defendant contended there was error because his sentence constituted "cruel and unusual punishment." The Court, speaking through Clark, C. J., stated: In the instant case the sentences imposed do not exceed the maximum prescribed by the applicable statute, so as to violate defendant's constitutional rights (State v. LePard, 270 N.C. 157, 153 S.E.2d 875). While we do not hold that as a matter of law the punishment was in excess of *835 the powers of the judge, we must note that the sentences were imposed under circumstances which would seem to warrant prompt review by the Board of Paroles. No error.