STATE v. CAPPS

No. 8210SC761.

300 S.E.2d 819 (1983)

STATE of North Carolina v. William D. CAPPS and Barry Eugene Staton.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

March 15, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Atty. Gen. Rufus L. Edmisten by Sp. Deputy Atty. Gen. T. Buie Costen, Raleigh, for the State.

Appellate Defender Adam Stein and Asst. Appellate Defender Lorinzo L. Joyner, Raleigh, for defendant Capps.

Savage & Godfrey by David R. Godfrey, Apex, for defendant Staton.


VAUGHN, Chief Judge.

Defendants' first argument is that the trial court erred in denying their motions to dismiss. They contend the evidence was insufficient to link them to the crime. A motion to dismiss requires the trial judge to consider the evidence in the light most favorable to the State, giving the State the benefit of every reasonable inference. State v. Vincent, 278 N.C. 63, 178 S.E.2d 608 (1971). The question is...

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