State v. Martin

LAKE, Justice.

The defendant was represented at trial by an attorney of the State of Georgia, selected and employed by the defendant, who was assisted by North Carolina counsel, also selected and employed by the defendant. On appeal he was represented by a different counsel, court-appointed.

In his case on appeal, the defendant makes five assignments of error. Assignment of Error Number Two is to the trial court’s denial of his motions for a directed verdict, or a dismissal as of nonsuit, at the end of the State’s evidence and again at the end of all the evidence. This assignment was not…