Legal Opinion

State v. Dancy

Court of Appeals of North Carolina

Decided October 2, 1979No. 7923SC485PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WEBB, Judge.

Defendant first contends that the trial court should have directed a verdict in his favor because the evidence tended to show entrapment as a matter of law. We disagree.

Upon a motion for directed verdict, all of the evidence admitted must be considered in the light most favorable to the State, and the State is entitled to every reasonable intendment thereon and every reasonable inference therefrom. State v. Hunt, 289 N.C. 403, 222 S.E. 2d 234, death sentence vacated, 429 U.S. 809 (1976); 4 Strong, N.C. Index 3d, Criminal Law, §§ 104 and 109. The defendant’s evidence is not to be…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Delaware Republican State Committee v. RedfearnSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  2. State v. BryantSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1952
  3. State v. HuntSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1976
  4. State v. RichardsonCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1978
  5. State v. SalameCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1974

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. State v. BowenCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1984
  2. State v. ElendtCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1983
  3. State v. SchoenhalsMissouri Court of Appeals · 1986
  4. State v. RussellCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1982

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