State v. Rushing

*64WELLS, Judge.

By his assignments of error, defendant contends that the evidence is insufficient as a matter of law to support defendant’s convictions of attempted rape and first degree burglary. In order to support a conviction, each element of the charged offense must be supported by “more than a scintilla” of evidence, State v. Summit, 301 N.C. 591, 273 S.E. 2d 425, cert. denied, 451 U.S. 970, 101 S.Ct. 2048, 68 L.Ed. 2d 349 (1981), which means “substantial evidence.” See State v. Smith, 40 N.C. App. 72, 252 S.E. 2d 535 (1979). The evidence must be sufficient to convince a rational finder of…