State v. Beach

BRANCH, Justice.

Defendant assigns as error the failure of the trial judge to grant his motions as of nonsuit.

The following principles of law control decision of this assignment of error:

One who advises, counsels, procures, encourages or assists another in the commission of a crime is an aider and abettor. State v. Benton, 276 N.C. 641, 174 S.E. 2d 793; State v. Johnson, 220 N.C. 773, 18 S.E. 2d 358; State v. Lambert, 196 N.C. 524, 146 S.E. 139; State v. Hart, 186 N.C. 582, 120 S.E. 345.

“A person aids and abets when he has ‘that kind of connection with the commission of a crime which, at…