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  "id": 8551497,
  "name": "STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA v. JOHNNY LONG EDWARDS",
  "name_abbreviation": "State v. Edwards",
  "decision_date": "1975-01-02",
  "docket_number": "No. 7414SC797",
  "first_page": "393",
  "last_page": "394",
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    "name_abbreviation": "N.C. Ct. App.",
    "id": 14983,
    "name": "North Carolina Court of Appeals"
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    "name_long": "North Carolina",
    "name": "N.C."
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    "judges": [
      "Judges Martin and Arnold concur."
    ],
    "parties": [
      "STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA v. JOHNNY LONG EDWARDS"
    ],
    "opinions": [
      {
        "text": "MORRIS, Judge.\nDefendant chose to represent himself at trial and on appeal. For his failure to comply with the Rules of Practice in the Court of Appeals of North Carolina, defendant\u2019s appeal is subject to dismissal. In the exercise of our discretion, however, we have decided to consider the merits of each of the defendant\u2019s assignments of error. We have carefully reviewed each of the defendant\u2019s contentions and find them to be without merit. Defendant received a fair trial free from prejudicial error.\nNo error.\nJudges Martin and Arnold concur.",
        "type": "majority",
        "author": "MORRIS, Judge."
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    ],
    "attorneys": [
      "Attorney General Edmisten, by Assistant Attorney General Haskell, for the State.",
      "Johnny L. Edwards, Affiant-Petitioner pro se, for defendant appellant."
    ],
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    "head_matter": "STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA v. JOHNNY LONG EDWARDS\nNo. 7414SC797\n(Filed 2 January 1975)\nOn certiorari to review the order of Clark, Judge, 19 November 1973 Session of Superior Court held in Durham County. Heard in the Court of Appeals 10 December 1974.\nThis is a criminal action in which the defendant was charged with seven counts of forgery and uttering in violation of G.S. 14-119 and G.S. 14-120. Upon his plea of not guilty, the jury returned a verdict of guilty of uttering, the forgery counts having been dismissed at the close of the State\u2019s evidence. From judgment on the verdict sentencing him to be imprisoned for a term of ten years, defendant appealed.\nAttorney General Edmisten, by Assistant Attorney General Haskell, for the State.\nJohnny L. Edwards, Affiant-Petitioner pro se, for defendant appellant."
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