State v. Baxter

CAMPBELL, Judge.

Defendant contends that it was error for the trial court to deny his motion for judgment as of nonsuit as to the charge of manufacturing marijuana. The State contends that the discovery of the items found on defendant’s property raises an inference of knowledge, and possession sufficient to carry the case to the jury on the issue of manufacturing. However, the cases cited by the State, State v. Harvey, 281 N.C. 1, 187 S.E. 2d 706 (1972), and State v. Spencer, 281 N.C. 121, 187 S.E. 2d 779 (1972), deal with the raising of an inference of possession, not an inference of…