Legal Opinion

State v. McCullough

Court of Appeals of North Carolina

Decided March 4, 1986No. 8526SC759PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JOHNSON, Judge.

The first issue we are called upon to decide by way of defendant’s appeal is whether there was sufficient evidence of a taking of the victim’s property to withstand defendant’s motion to dismiss the charge of common law robbery. We conclude that there was sufficient evidence of defendant’s taking McCall’s property, to wit: McCall’s watch.

It is well settled that when a trial court rules on a defendant’s motion to dismiss for insufficiency of the evidence the trial court must view all the evidence in the light most favorable to the State, making all reasonable inferences in the…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. State v. OdomSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1983
  2. State v. PowellSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1980
  3. State v. TaylorSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1981
  4. State v. JerrettSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1983
  5. Gates v. ZantSupreme Court of the United States · 1983

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. State v. RichCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1998
  2. State v. ColeCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2009
  3. State v. StylesCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1989
  4. State v. SmallCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1998
  5. State v. StylesCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1989

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