State v. Blackmon

Defendants assign as error the failure of the court to grant their motions for judgment of nonsuit.

It is well established that upon a motion for judgment of nonsuit in a criminal action, the evidence must be interpreted in the light most favorable to the State and all reasonable inference' favorable to the State must be drawn from it. State v. Miller, 270 N.C. 726, 154 S.E. 2d 902, and cases cited therein. To withstand the motion there must be substantial evidence of all material elements of the offense, and it is immaterial whether the substantial evidence be circumstantial or direct, or…