State v. Wood

MORRIS, Judge.

By their first argument defendants contend that the court should have granted their motions for nonsuit based on the position that the evidence against the defendants came from an accomplice and was unsupported by other evidence. Defendants concede that the law of this State is as stated in State v. McNair, 272 N.C. 130, 157 S.E. 2d 660 (1967):

*269“ ‘It is well settled in this jurisdiction that although the jury should receive and act upon such testimony with caution, the unsupported testimony of an accomplice is sufficient to sustain a conviction if it satisfies the jury beyond a…