State v. Hardy

COPELAND, Justice.

For the reasons stated below, we have determined that the defendant received a fair trial free from prejudicial error.

Defendant argues that the State’s evidence was not sufficient to take the case to the jury and thus, his motions to dismiss, made at the close of the State’s evidence and at the close of all the evidence, should have been granted. We believe that the evidence clearly reveals that these motions were properly denied.

On a motion to dismiss for insufficient evidence, the court must find that there is substantial evidence both that the offense charged has been…