State v. Mapp

HILL, Judge.

The defendant contends in her first assignment of error that the trial court erred in denying defendant’s motion for nonsuit as to all charges against her. We disagree.

Upon a motion for nonsuit in a criminal case, the court must consider the evidence in the light most favorable to the State. All contradictions and discrepancies must be resolved in the State’s favor, and it must be given the benefit of every reasonable inference to be drawn from the evidence. State v. Yellorday, 297 N.C. 574, 578, 256 S.E. 2d 205 (1979); State v. Cutler, 271 N.C. 379, 382, 156 S.E. 2d 679 (1967).

The…