STATE v. COATS

No. 848SC436.

327 S.E.2d 298 (1985)

STATE of North Carolina v. James Carl COATS.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

April 2, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Atty. Gen. Rufus L. Edmisten by Asst. Atty. Gen. Daniel F. McLawhorn, Raleigh, for the State.

John W. Dees, Goldsboro, for defendant-appellant.


PARKER, Judge.

In his first assignment of error defendant argues that the trial court erred in failing to grant his motion to dismiss at the close of all evidence. The evidence is sufficient to withstand defendant's motion to dismiss if, when viewed in the light most favorable to the State, there is substantial evidence of all essential elements of the offense. State v. Brackett, 306 N.C. 138, 291...

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