Supreme Court of North Carolina January 12, 1982, No. 40 (State v. Jones)

PER CURIAM.

Upon return of the jury verdict, defendant duly gave notice of appeal. This amounted to an exception to the judgment so as to present for our review any matters appearing upon the face of the record. State v. Kirby, 276 N.C. 123, 171 S.E. 2d 416 (1970); State v. Ayscue, 240 N.C. 196, 81 S.E. 2d 403 (1954).