E. Style Manual Eccentricities Lesson 4. Citation Sentences & Clauses Correctly punctuate any citation clauses and citation sentences in the passage. If the passage is correct as is, press "Submit." ()I] ? Please select your answer from the choices provided above. It is well settled in North Carolina that when a motion to dismiss is based on the sufficiency of circumstantial evidence, the trial court must determine if a reasonable inference of the defendant's guilt of the offense charged can be drawn from the evidence State v. Oliver, 279 S.E.2d 19, 23 (N.C. Ct. App. 1981)