State v. Jennings

Defendant first assigns as error the overruling of his motion for nonsuit. It is well established in this jurisdiction that on motion to nonsuit in a criminal action, the evidence must be considered in the light most favorable to the State, and the State is entitled to every reasonable intendment thereon and every reasonable inference therefrom. Contradictions and discrepancies, even in the State’s evidence, are for the jury to resolve, and do not warrant nonsuit. 2 Strong, N.C. Index 2d, Criminal Law, § 104, pp. 648-650.

In State v. Cooper, 273 N.C. 51, 159 S.E. 2d 305, in an opinion by…