State v. Smith

Defendant assigns as error the denial of his motion for judgment of compulsory nonsuit made at the close of the State’s evidence. The defendant offered no evidence.

*161The State’s evidence tends to show the following facts:

On 8 April 1966 Mrs. Elizabeth H. Keith was employed by the State Highway Commission. Her office was next door to the office of her supervisor. About 8:30 a.m. on the same day she went into her supervisor’s office to take dictation. The supervisor then closed the door that separates the two offices. The front door to Mrs. Keith’s office that leads into the hallway stays closed…