Legal Opinion

State v. Cockman

Court of Appeals of North Carolina

Decided January 9, 1974No. 733SC802PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MORRIS, Judge.

Defendants raise a single question on appeal — whether there was sufficient evidence to submit an issue of guilt or innocence to the jury.

The evidence, taken in the light most favorable to the State, tended to show:

Defendants together with another male had rented an apartment in Greenville — Apartment 103-H, Eastbrook Apartments— on 264 Bypass, but about a block from the highway. On 9 May 1973 officers went to the apartment and, pursuant to a search warrant (the validity of which is not at issue), searched the premises. They found over nine pounds of marijuana, six growing…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. State v. HarveySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1972
  2. The People v. GallowayIllinois Supreme Court · 1963
  3. State v. AllenSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1971
  4. State v. CrouchCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1972

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. State v. MetcalfSupreme Court of Iowa · 1977
  2. State v. PeekCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1988
  3. State v. BaxterCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1974
  4. State v. CollinsCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1982
  5. State v. MetcalfSupreme Court of Iowa · 1977

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