Legal Opinion

State v. Mason

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided June 17, 1994No. 446A93PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WEBB, Justice.

The defendant’s only assignment of error is to the overruling of his motion to dismiss for the insufficiency of the evidence. He bases this argument on certain inconsistencies in the evidence and particularly on some evidence that the pistol may have fired accidentally. In determining whether evidence is sufficient to survive a motion to dismiss, the evidence is considered in the light most favorable to the State. If there is a conflict in the evidence, the resolution of the conflict is for the jury. State v. Mitchum, 258 N.C. 337, 128 S.E.2d 665 (1962). In the light most…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Anders v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. O'Bryan v. ChandlerSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  3. State v. BartonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1994
  4. State v. MitchumSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1962

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. State v. RamseurSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1994
  2. State v. JohnsonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1995
  3. State v. GraySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1994
  4. State v. TaylorSupreme Court of North Carolina · 2021
  5. State v. TaylorSupreme Court of North Carolina · 2021

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