by Michelle Sparrow | Sep 29, 2010 | Criminal Law Blog, Drug Crimes
An explosion at what police say was a meth lab sent four people to the hospital this past weekend. Two men and two women, all in their 20’s, were taken to the burn center in Chapel Hill for treatment of second and third degree burns. All remain in serious... by Michelle Sparrow | Sep 24, 2010 | Criminal Law Blog, Homicide
After almost five hours of deliberation, the jury in the Wake County trial came in with a guilty verdict for the teen charged with masterminding a plot to murder a high school acquaintance. We discussed the details of the crime in our September 17 post. The defendant... by Michelle Sparrow | Sep 22, 2010 | Criminal Defense, Criminal Law Blog
The Orange-Chatham District Attorney’s Office announced last week that they would not appeal the Superior Court judge’s ruling in a 2009 Pittsboro case. North Carolina criminal defense attorneys, however, may be disappointed at the outcome — not that... by Michelle Sparrow | Sep 17, 2010 | Criminal Law Blog, Homicide
On December 2, 2008, an Apex high school student was found dead. His hands and feet were tied with zip ties. His mouth was covered with duct tape. And a plastic bag was tied around his head. The autopsy later showed that the teenager died of asphyxiation. During the... by Michelle Sparrow | Sep 16, 2010 | Criminal Law Blog, Homicide
The removal of the murder of Michael Jordan’s father from a list of cases mismanaged by the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigations (SBI) highlights the importance of its crime labs for effective criminal defense and a fair criminal justice system. SBI...