State v. Pittman

BROOK, Judge.

Defendant assigns as error the denial of his motion for nonsuit. Defendant argues that to withstand motion for nonsuit the evidence must disclose not only that the fingerprints were found at the place where the crime was committed, but also the fingerprints must be shown to have been left only at the time of the crime’s commission. Defendant cites State v. Minton, 228 N.C. 518, 46 S.E. 2d 296, in support of this argument.

In Minton the State’s evidence disclosed that the premises of Coastal Lunch were broken or entered by breaking out the glass which made up the top half of the…