by Michelle Sparrow | Oct 13, 2010 | Criminal Defense, Criminal Law Blog
When a Raleigh newspaper reported this past summer that analysts in the crime lab of the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation routinely withheld test results favorable to the defendant, the scientific community and defense attorneys urged the state to make the... by Michelle Sparrow | Oct 8, 2010 | Assault, Criminal Law Blog
North Carolina defendants and their attorneys, take note: A Colorado man faces a maximum term of eight years in prison after being convicted this week of assault. The specifics of the assault were unusual, to say the least. He was apprehended after walking away from... by Michelle Sparrow | Oct 6, 2010 | Criminal Law Blog, Homicide
North Carolina defense attorneys and prosecutors were stunned this week when Colorado law enforcement officers announced they were reopening the JonBenet Ramsey murder investigation. The six year old was killed in 1996. Reports are that the investigation will include... by Michelle Sparrow | Oct 1, 2010 | Criminal Defense, Criminal Law Blog
Citing concerns about the time commitment the job requires, the interim director of the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation crime lab resigned this week. His decision was a blow to the agency as it struggles to reorganize, retrain and rebuild its reputation.... 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...