State v. Bruton

The defendant’s only exceptions and assignments of error are (1) to the failure of the court below to direct a verdict of not guilty at the close of the State’s evidence; (2) in denying the renewal of the motion of the defendant for a directed verdict of not guilty; and (3) to the failure of the court below to set aside the verdict.

Upon a motion for judgment as of nonsuit or for a directed verdict at the close of the State’s evidence, and renewed by the defendant after the introduction of his own evidence, all the evidence upon the whole record tending to sustain a conviction will be…