Legal Opinion

State v. Scales

Court of Appeals of North Carolina

Decided February 18, 1976No. 7521SC787PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BRITT, Judge.

Defendant assigns as error the denial of his timely made motion for nonsuit. We hold that the evidence was more than sufficient to survive the motion, therefore, the assignment is overruled.

Defendant assigns as errors the failure of the court to give requested jury instructions to the effect that “[i]f, as a result of a drugged condition, the defendant did not have the required specific intent,” or “did not have the physical capability or motor skills to engage in” the alleged breaking and entering or the larceny, the jury should find him not guilty. We find no merit in the…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. State v. BlackmonCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1969
  2. State v. HumphreySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1973
  3. State v. . CuretonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1940
  4. State v. MitchellCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1975
  5. Calhoun v. State Highway & Public Works CommissionSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1935

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. SheehanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978
  2. State v. NapierCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2002
  3. State v. CraigCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2005
  4. State v. McNeilCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2009

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