Legal Opinion

State v. Bennett

Court of Appeals of North Carolina

Decided March 17, 1987No. 8617SC1166PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HEDRICK, Chief Judge.

Defendant contends the trial court erred in denying her motion to dismiss at the close of all the evidence. She argues that the evidence presented at trial, when taken in the light most favorable to the State, is insufficient to prove all of the elements of the offense of obtaining property by false pretense. We agree.

On a motion to dismiss, all evidence, whether introduced by the State or the defendant, which will support the charges contained in the bill of indictment, is considered in the light most favorable to the State and every reasonable inference, Reducible from…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. State v. McCoySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1981
  2. State v. HinesCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1981

3Cited by10 opinions

  1. State v. ComptonCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1988
  2. State v. BraswellCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2013
  3. State v. MostafaviCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2017
  4. Bolejack v. Mobilift of BurlingtonNorth Carolina Industrial Commission · 2009
  5. Crawford v. Home Buyers Consulting Network, Inc.North Carolina Industrial Commission · 2008

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