SHARP, Chief Justice.
Defendant's assignment of error No. 6 raises the question which is decisive of this appeal: Does the trial judge's failure to comply with the requirements of N.C.Gen. Stats. § 15A-942 (1975) entitle defendant to a new trial? This section provides:
"If the defendant appears at the arraignment without counsel, the court must inform the defendant of his right to counsel, must accord the defendant opportunity to exercise...
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