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STATE v. MURPHY

No. 18.

184 S.E.2d 845 (1971)

280 N.C. 1

STATE of North Carolina v. Marcellus MURPHY.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

December 15, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bethea, Robinson & Moore by Norwood E. Robinson, Reidsville, for defendant appellant.

Robert Morgan, Atty. Gen., William W. Melvin and T. Buie Costen, Asst. Attys. Gen., for the State of North Carolina.

HUSKINS, Justice:

Defendant's sole assignment of error is based on denial of his motion for judgment of nonsuit. He contends that the evidence, taken as true and considered in the light most favorable to the State, fails to make out a case of kidnapping. We now examine the validity of this contention.

G.S. § 14-39 provides in pertinent part: "It shall be unlawful for any person * * * to kidnap * * * any human being. * * * Any person * * violating * *...

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