Legal Opinion

State v. Lipford

Court of Appeals of North Carolina

Decided June 17, 1986No. 8525SC1316PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WHICHARD, Judge.

Defendant contends the court erred in denying her motion to dismiss for insufficiency of the evidence. She argues that since she did not return to the scene of the agreement to deliver illegal drugs, the evidence shows only that she intended to depart with the money obtained through a pretense that illegal drugs would be delivered to the S.B.I. agent who delivered the payment to her. She further argues that the agent’s own testimony that he was “ripped off’ supports this view of the evidence. We find the contention without merit.

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2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Bruton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. State v. EarnhardtSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1982
  3. State v. BindykeSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1975
  4. United States v. Benny ShaffnerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1975
  5. State v. HolcombSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1978

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. State v. FrazierCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2001
  2. State v. WeakleyCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2006
  3. State v. BurtonCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2017
  4. State v. PhillipsCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1988
  5. State v. MessickCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2003

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