MARTIN, Judge.
The determinative issue on this appeal is whether the trial court erred in overruling defendant's motion for dismissal pursuant to G.S. 15A-1227(a). We conclude that because the State failed to meet its burden to present substantial evidence that defendant committed the murder of Lillian Groves, the motion should have been allowed.
Evidence for the State tended to show the following facts and circumstances. Lillian Groves, who was 65 years old...
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