State v. Wheeler

ARNOLD, Chief Judge.

Defendant first assigns error to the trial court’s denial of the defendant’s motion to dismiss the charge of attempted armed robbery where, the evidence was insufficient for a rational trier of fact to find every element of that crime beyond a reasonable doubt. We disagree.

In ruling upon defendant’s motion to dismiss on the grounds of insufficient evidence, the trial court is required to interpret the evidence in the light most favorable to the State, drawing all reasonable inferences in the State’s favor. State v. Fletcher, 301 N.C. 709, 272 S.E.2d 859 (1981). “When a…