State v. Sawyer

BOBBITT, Chief Justice.

Assignments of Error Nos. 10 and 11 relate to the denial of defendant’s motions for judgments as in case of nonsuit. The rules applicable when testing the sufficiency of the evi dence to withstand a motion for judgment as in case of nonsuit have been often stated and need not be repeated. See State v. Vestal, 278 N.C. 561, 567, 180 S.E. 2d 755, 759-60 (1971), and cases cited. When considered in the light most favorable to the State, the direct and circumstantial evidence was sufficient to require that it be submitted to the jury in respect of the felonious breaking and…