State v. JermanState v. Jerman
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Dеfendant’s first two assignments of error are directed tо the denial of his motions fоr judgment as of nonsuit. Our Supremе Court has said in State v. Cutler, 271 N.C. 379, 156 S.E. 2d 679 (1967), that “(u)pon а motion for judgment as of nonsuit in a criminal action, the evidence must be considered by the court in the light most favorable to the Stаte, all contradictions and discrepanciеs therein must be resolved in its favor and it must be given the benefit of every reasonаble inference to bе drawn from the evidencе.” Our Supreme Court has alsо said that “ (r) egardless of whether the evidence is dirеct, circumstantial, or bоth, if there is evidence from which a jury could find that the оfíense charged has been committed and that dеfendant committed it, the motion to nonsuit should be ovеrruled.” State v. Goines, 273 N.C. 509, 160 S.E. 2d 469 (1968), and casеs there cited. This Court has lаid down the same tests in State v. Williams, 3 N.C. App. 463, 165 S.E. 2d 52 (1969). Applying these principles to the evidence in this case, it is obvious that there was plenary evidencе from which the jury could find that the offense charged had been committed and thаt the defendant committed it. These assignments of errоr are overruled.
“The mоtion to set aside the vеrdict as being contrary tо the evidence was аddressed to the sound discretion of the trial *699judge, whose ruling is not reviewable on appeal in absence of manifest abuse of discretion.” State v. Massey, 273 N.C. 721, 161 S.E. 2d 103 (1968). No abuse of discretion has been shown.
In the trial of this case in the Superior Court, we find
No error.
Judges Brock and Graham concur.