State v. Lane

ARNOLD, Chief Judge.

I

Defendant’s first assignment of error raises the question of whether the State’s evidence was sufficient to show that defendant’s act of hitting Gregory Linton was both the actual and legal cause of his death.

In considering a motion to dismiss, the trial court must determine whether substantial evidence of each element of the offense exists. State v. Nichols, 321 N.C. 616, 365 S.E.2d 561 (1988). “Substantial evidence is such relevant evidence as a reasonable person might accept as adequate to support a conclusion.” State v. Ginyard, 334 N.C. 155, 158, 431 S.E.2d 11, 13…