State v. Littlejohn

HEDRICK, Judge.

Defendant, by this appeal, presents but one question for our consideration: Did the trial judge err in denying defendant’s *306motion for judgment as of nonsuit and in submitting the case to the jury? Determination of this issue must be governed by the well-established rule that in passing on a motion for judgment as of nonsuit, the court must consider the evidence in the light most favorable to the State, and in so doing, must consider every reasonable inference arising from the evidence favorable to the State. State v. McNeil, 280 N.C. 159, 185 S.E. 2d 156 (1971). The evidence…