State v. Baker

ERVIN, Justice.

The issue presented for our consideration in this case is whether the record contains sufficient evidence to support defendant’s conviction for attempted first-degree rape of a child in violation of N.C.G.S. § 14-27.2A(a). 1 In vacating defendant’s attempted rape conviction, the Court of Appeals held that “[t]he State failed to present substantial evidence of all elements of’ that offense. State v. Baker, _ N.C. App. _, __, 781 S.E.2d 851, 856 (2016). After examining the record in light of the applicable legal standard, we conclude that the evidence adequately supported the…