State v. Adams

The defendant assigns as error the failure of the court to sustain his motion for judgment as of nonsuit.

It is well settled in this jurisdiction that in passing upon a motion for judgment as of nonsuit in a criminal prosecution, we must consider the evidence in the light most favorable to the State, and if there is any competent evidence to support the charge contained in the bill of indictment, the case is one for the jury. State v. Kluckhohn, 243 N.C. 306, 90 S.E. 2d 768; State v. Ritter, 239 N.C. 89, 79 S.E. 2d 164. Furthermore, in the consideration of such motion, the State is entitled to…