State v. . Wooten

When all the evidence offered on the trial of this case in the court below is taken in the light most favorable to the State, did the trial court err in denying defendants’ motion for judgment as of nonsuit aptly made at the close of all the evidence, pursuant to provisions of G. S., 15-173? In other words, is the evidence, so taken, sufficient to support a verdict of guilty of the charge under which defendants are indicted. This is the determinative question involved on this appeal.

A careful consideration of the evidence in the light of pertinent principles of law leads to the conclusion…