by Michelle Sparrow | Oct 13, 2012 | Criminal Law Blog, Homicide
Last month, we posted about a Wake County court’s refusal to reduce the bail for a 34-year-old woman charged with killing her boyfriend. The defendant gained unfortunate notoriety in 2006 when she accused members of the Duke University lacrosse team of rape. The... by Michelle Sparrow | Oct 13, 2012 | Criminal Defense, Criminal Law Blog
If you remember the days before the Internet, you may remember that strangely special feeling you got when, for example, you saw your name and address in the phone book for the first time, or spotted your street or a neighborhood hangout on television. There was a... by Michelle Sparrow | Oct 6, 2012 | Criminal Defense, Criminal Law Blog
We are continuing our discussion from our last post about a software program that researchers and developers hope will prevent property crimes. The idea is to identify the locations of burglaries and send officers to the victims’ homes within the first 24 hours.... by Michelle Sparrow | Oct 4, 2012 | Criminal Defense, Criminal Law Blog
A software program could turn out to be the key to helping citizens prevent property crime and deploying police where they are most needed. North Carolina’s use of the system may be a couple of years away, but the developers’ hopes are high that the...