§ 15A-1422. Review upon appeal. - North Carolina Statutes

§15A‑1422.  Review upon appeal.

(a)        The making of amotion for appropriate relief is not a  prerequisite for asserting an errorupon appeal.

(b)        The grant or denialof relief sought pursuant to G.S. 15A‑1414  is subject to appellatereview only in an appeal regularly taken.

(c)        The court's rulingon a motion for appropriate relief pursuant  to G.S. 15A‑1415 is subjectto review:

(1)        If the time forappeal from the conviction has not expired, by  appeal.

(2)        If an appeal ispending when the ruling is entered, in that appeal.

(3)        If the time forappeal has expired and no appeal is pending,  by writ of certiorari.

(d)        There is no rightto appeal from the denial of a motion for appropriate relief when the movant isentitled to a trial de novo upon appeal.

(e)        When an errorasserted upon appeal has also been the subject of a motion for appropriaterelief, denial of the motion has no effect on the right to assert error uponappeal.

(f)         Decisions of theCourt of Appeals on motions for appropriate relief that embrace matter setforth in G.S. 15A‑1415(b) are final and not subject to further review byappeal, certification, writ, motion, or otherwise. (1977, c. 711, s. 1; 1981, c.470, s. 3.)