State v. Glover

The State introduced evidence. The defendant introduced no evidence. The record shows that when defendant rested he moved for a directed verdict of not guilty. The motion was overruled and the defendant excepted. Defendant assigns as error the court’s denial of his motion for judgment of compulsory nonsuit made at the close of all the evidence.

The State’s evidence tends to show the following facts: About 8:45 P.M. on 21 May 1966, Willie Quick was walking on the shoulder of Underhill Street in High Point, North Carolina, towards town. There was no sidewalk there. The street is wide enough for…