STATE v. OWEN

No. 8029SC1012.

276 S.E.2d 478 (1981)

STATE of North Carolina v. Charles E. OWEN.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

April 7, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Atty. Gen. Rufus L. Edmisten by Asst. Atty. Gen. Archie W. Anders, Raleigh, for the State.

Ramsey, White & Cilley by Robert S. Cilley, Brevard, for defendant-appellant.


CLARK, Judge.

The evidence, considered in the light most favorable to the State, was sufficient to support the jury finding that the defendant was guilty of manufacturing marijuana.

The burden was on the State to offer substantial evidence that defendant was in constructive possession of the patch of marijuana plants located near the trailer occupied by the defendant. See State v. Smith, 40 N.C. App. 72,

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