Court of Appeals of North Carolina October 6, 1987, No. 8629SC1246 (State v. Poucher)

HEDRICK, Chief Judge.

Defendant assigns error to the trial court’s denial of his motion to dismiss the charge at the close of all evidence. When there is a motion for dismissal, the trial court must determine whether there is substantial evidence of each essential element of the charged offense, and of the defendant being the person who committed the crime. State v. Massey, 316 N.C. 558, 342 S.E.