State v. . Boyd
Supreme Court of North Carolina
1Opinion of the CourtWiNBORNE, J.
Defendants, in the main, stress for error, and properly so, the refusal of the court to grant their motions under C. S., 4643, for judgment of nonsuit.
In considering motion for judgment of nonsuit under C. S., 4643, the general rule as stated in S. v. Johnson, 199 N. C., 429, 154 S. E., 730, and in numerous other decisions of this Court, is that “if there be any evidence tending to prove the fact in issue, or which reasonably conduces to its conclusion as a fairly logical and legitimate deduction, and not merely such as raises a suspicion or conjecture in regard to it, the case should be…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- State v. . SigmonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1925
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