by Michelle Sparrow | Jun 15, 2011 | Criminal Law Blog, Homicide
Another criminal sentencing bill is making its way through the North Carolina General Assembly. The bill focuses on individuals with severe mental disabilities who plead guilty to or are convicted of first-degree murder. Having passed the House of Representatives... by Michelle Sparrow | Jun 10, 2011 | Criminal Law Blog, Homicide
Durham police arrested the purported leader of a religious cult this week after finding the remains of a 5-year-old boy buried in the back yard of a house in East Durham. A day earlier, investigators had found a woman’s body there as well. The 27-year-old leader... by Michelle Sparrow | Jun 6, 2011 | Criminal Law Blog, Drunk Driving
Highway patrol officers were called to two accident sites in Wake County this weekend that will change the lives of a few families forever. Officers and arrest reports attributed the first accident to driving while impaired and the second to excessive speed. The first... by Michelle Sparrow | Jun 1, 2011 | Criminal Law Blog, Drunk Driving
Summer in North Carolina has come to mean sobriety and safety checkpoints — on land and on water. This year, a group of state law enforcement agencies and anti-drunk driving activists have teamed up to sponsor “On the Road, On the Water, Don’t Drink... by Michelle Sparrow | May 25, 2011 | Criminal Law Blog, Homicide
This is the last post in our series about the North Carolina Innocence Inquiry Commission. The state agency was established to help felons prove their factual innocence. The association representing the state’s district attorneys has lobbied for changes to the...