Case Name: STATE v. SIMON GIBSON, Alias "COOCHIE" GIBSON
Court: Supreme Court of North Carolina
Jurisdiction: North Carolina
Decision Date: 1940-05-08
Citations: 217 N.C. 563
Docket Number: 
Parties: STATE v. SIMON GIBSON, Alias “COOCHIE” GIBSON.
Judges: 
Reporter: North Carolina Reports
Volume: 217
Pages: 563–563

Head Matter:
STATE v. SIMON GIBSON, Alias “COOCHIE” GIBSON.
(Filed 8 May, 1940.)
Criminal Law § 80—
The appeal in this case is dismissed upon motion of the Attorney-General for failure of defendant to file statement of case on appeal within time allowed, Buie of Practice in the Supreme Court, No. 17, but as defendant stands convicted of a capital felony the motion is allowed only after an inspection of the record fails to disclose apparent error.
MotioN by State to docket and dismiss appeal.
Attorney-General McMullan for the State.
No counsel contra.

Opinion:
Per Curiam.
Former appeal, 216 N. C., 535, 5 S. E. (2d), III. Thereafter, defendant was tried at the January Term, 1940, of tbe Superior Court of New Hanover County upon a bill of indictment charging him with the crime of rape. There was verdict of guilty of rape as charged in the bill of indictment, upon which judgment of death by asphyxiation was pronounced and entered. Defendant gave notice, in open court, of appeal to Supreme Court, and was allowed to appeal in forma pauperis, and was given sixty days in which to serve statement of case on appeal. The assistant clerk of Superior Court certifies under seal of said court that no record of the case on appeal has been filed in the office of the clerk of the Superior Court; that the time allowed by the court for perfecting the appeal has expired and the' appeal has not been perfected; and that the clerk has inquired of counsel for the defendant and has been informed by them that they do not intend to perfect the appeal. S. v. Stovall, 214 N. C., 695, 200 S. E., 426; S. v. Page, ante, 288, 7 S. E. (2d), 559.
The Attorney-General moves to docket and dismiss the appeal under Rule 17. After careful examination of the record now before us we find no apparent error. Hence the motion will be allowed. S. v. Page, supra; S. v. Hopkins, ante, 324, 7 S. E. (2d), 556; S. v. Flynn, ante, 345.
Judgment affirmed and appeal dismissed.