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266 N.C. 643

146 S.E.2d 642

State v. Hopson

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided March 2, 1966

Supreme Court of North Carolina · decided 1966-03-02

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Decided 1966-03-02

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Cited by 6 later decisions — most recently July 1985

6 state decisions

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PER Curiam.

¶1 Appellant was neither the owner nor the driver of the Ford in which the stolen articles were found. Evidence is lacking that he was in possession of the stolen articles. The Attorney General concedes, and properly so, that the evidence does no more than raise a suspicion of appellant’s guilt and is insufficient in law to support a guilty verdict. The court should have sustained the demurrer to the evidence and directed a verdict of not guilty. The judgment of the Superior Court is

¶2 Reversed.

Moore, J., not sitting.
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