State v. . Ammons

The defendants, in the court below, made motions to dismiss the action or for judgment as of nonsuit, at the close of the State’s evidence and at the close of all the evidence. C. S., 4643. The court below overruled these motions, and in this we can see no error.

“On motion to dismiss or judgment of nonsuit, the evidence is to be taken in the light most favorable to the State, and it is entitled to the benefit of every reasonable intendment upon the evidence and every reasonable inference to be drawn therefrom. 'An exception to a motion to dismiss in a criminal action taken after the close of…