State v. Connell

EAGLES, Judge.

We first consider whether the trial judge erred in denying the defendant’s motion to dismiss and his motion to set aside the verdict. “Upon a motion to dismiss, ‘all of the evidence favorable to the State, whether competent or incompetent, must be considered, such evidence must be deemed true and considered in the light most favorable to the State, discrepancies and contradictions therein are disregarded and the State is entitled to every inference of fact which may be reasonably deduced therefrom.’” State v. Jones, 89 N.C. App. 584, 597, 367 S.E.2d 139, 147 (1988) (quoting…