State v. Bostic

EAGLES, Judge.

I

Defendant first argues that the trial court erred in denying defendant’s motions to dismiss the charge of second degree murder because the evidence presented was insufficient as a matter of law. When a party moves to dismiss based on insufficiency of the evidence, the trial court must determine whether there is substantial evidence of each element of the crime charged. State v. Bates, 309 N.C. 528, 533-34, 308 S.E.2d 258, 262 (1983). “Substantial evidence is such relevant evidence as a reasonable mind might accept as adequate to support a conclusion.” State v. O’Rourke, 114…