Legal Opinion

State v. Hankerson

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided December 17, 1975No. 56PublishedCited by 169 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

EXUM, Justice.

I

Defendant assigns as error the denial of his motions for judgment as of nonsuit. Judge Arnold’s dissent was on the basis- that nonsuit should have been allowed. Reviewing this assignment, we consider all of the evidence actually admitted, whether from the State or defendant, in the light most favorable to the State, resolve any contradictions and discrepancies therein in the State’s favor, and give the State the benefit of all reasonable inferences from the evidence. State v. Cutler, 271 N.C. *637379, 382, 156 S.E. 2d 679, 681 (1967). Defendant more specifically urges that this…

2Cases cited78 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  3. Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  4. United States v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  5. Bruton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968

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3Cited by169 opinions

  1. Reed v. RossSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Hankerson v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  3. State v. BondurantSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1983
  4. State v. McCullumWashington Supreme Court · 1983
  5. State v. HutchinsSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1981

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