by Michelle Sparrow | Jun 30, 2012 | Criminal Law Blog, Homicide
With the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2011 term concluded, legal analysts and court watchers have a lot of complicated opinions to hash out. The Health Care Act opinion may have stolen the thunder of every other opinion handed down this week, but one ruling deserves the... by Michelle Sparrow | Jun 27, 2012 | Criminal Law Blog, Homicide
In its last week of the term, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down a decision that could have a significant impact on the lives of some North Carolina offenders. The court ruled that a mandatory sentence of life in prison without possibility of parole is... by Michelle Sparrow | Jun 23, 2012 | Assault, Criminal Law Blog
A heated battle over a plan to build a baseball field for disabled children has resulted in criminal charges being filed against one man involved in the dispute. Police filed assault charges against a 48-year-old man who allegedly attacked a woman who was telling... by Michelle Sparrow | Jun 21, 2012 | Criminal Defense, Criminal Law Blog
As the General Assembly hands the Racial Justice Act bill over to the governor, the North Carolina House could be debating another bill that would radically change the state’s pretrial release programs. The bill’s sponsors claim the programs are... by Michelle Sparrow | Jun 16, 2012 | Criminal Law Blog, Drug Crimes
Whenever the FBI gets involved in an investigation of a possible drug conspiracy, agents will usually investigate over a long period of time as they gather enough evidence to put forth a seemingly overwhelming prosecution against those accused of being involved in the...