State v. Rankin

Judge Hedrick

dissenting.

While the evidence tends to show that defendant was present when Crawford actually committed the crime charged and that defendant fled with the “purse snatcher” and Speed, in my opinion there is no evidence from which the jury could find that the defendant actually committed the crime or that he “by word or deed, gave active encouragement to the perpetrator of the crime or by his conduct made it known to such perpetrator that he was standing by to lend assistance when and if it should become necessary.” State v. Ham, 238 N.C. 94, 97, 76 S.E. 2d 346, 348 (1953).

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