State v. Smith
Court of Appeals of North Carolina
1Opinion of the Court
VAUGHN, Judge.
Defendant’s assignments of error all relate to the sufficiency of the evidence to take the case to the jury. He contends that the State failed to offer evidence that he caused the collision and that the State also failed to show that deceased died as a result of the collision. We conclude that the evidence, when considered in the light most favorable to the State, disclosed circumstances from which the jury could infer that defendant died as a result of the collision caused by defendant while defendant was operating his vehicle at a speed in excess of that permitted by law. That…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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- State v. CheekCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1973
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