STATE v. WATTS

No. 8422SC1342.

334 S.E.2d 400 (1985)

STATE of North Carolina v. James Benjamin WATTS.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

October 1, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Atty. Gen. Lacy H. Thornburg by Asst. Atty. Gen. Catherine McLamb, Raleigh, for the State.

Jason R. Parker, Hickory, for defendant, appellant.


HEDRICK, Chief Judge.

Defendant first assigns error to the court reporter's failure to record the opening and closing arguments of counsel. Recordation of trial proceedings is governed by G.S. 15A-1241 which provides in relevant part that "[t]he motion for recordation of jury arguments must be made before the commencement of any argument...." In the present case defendant made a pre-trial motion "for complete recordation of all proceedings." This motion was allowed...

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