State v. Ulibarri

OPINION OP THE COURT

RAYNOLDS, C. J.

Appellant was indicted and convicted of the larceny of three cattle. From said conviction and sentence thereon he appeals to this court.

Appellant assigns as error the action of the trial court in denying his motion for an instructed verdict of acquittal at the close of the state’s case. We think this assignment is without merit. The record discloses that there was substantial evidence, at the time the motion for a directed verdict was made, to support the verdict.

“As a general rule the court should not direct a verdict of acquittal where there is any…