State v. Bruno

In State v. Bruno, 108 N.C. App. 401, 414, 424 S.E.2d 440, 448 (1993), "the victim testified that the defendant attempted to have sex with her but couldn't because in the defendant's words, she was 'too tight.'" Id. at 415, 424 S.E.2d at 448. The physician who treated her after the incident "testified that when he examined her he discovered a bruise around the right upper part of the lips of the vaginal vault in the entrance to the vagina consistent with vaginal penetration." Id. This Court held that this evidence "was clearly sufficient on the issue of penetration to withstand the defendant's motion to dismiss." Id.