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." ? On a motion to dismiss for insufficiency of the evidence, the question for the trial court is whether there is substantial evidence of the elements of the offense charged and whether the defendant was the perpetrator of the offense State v. Earnhardt, 296 S.E.2d 649, 651 (N.C. 1982)