State v. . Murphy

Exception to the refusal of the court to grant motions of defendants aptly made and preserved for judgment of nonsuit, G. S., 15-173, as to the charge of robbery, is well taken, and must be sustained. In considering such motions under provisions of G. S., 15-173, the general rule is that “if there be any evidence to prove the fact in issue, or which reasonably conduces to its conclusion as a fairly logical and legitimate deduction, and not merely such as raises a suspicion or conjecture in regard to it, the case should be submitted to the jury.” But where there is merely a suspicion or…