by Michelle Sparrow | Jul 21, 2012 | Criminal Defense, Criminal Law Blog
Officials at Central Prison in Raleigh confirmed this week that nine prisoners have been refusing meals. One prisoner, apparently the spokesman for the hunger strike, indicated in a letter that as many as 100 inmates planned to participate. A representative from the... by Michelle Sparrow | Jul 20, 2012 | Criminal Defense, Criminal Law Blog
State officials reported statewide crime statistics for 2011 recently, and the numbers are a mixed bag. The crime rate reported for all offenses in North Carolina was the lowest it has been since 1977, but the murders rate rose by almost 6 percent during the same time... by Michelle Sparrow | Jul 11, 2012 | Criminal Law Blog, Drunk Driving
Sobriety checkpoints in North Carolina, as in most places, are typically placed by law enforcement officials at high-traffic intersections where accidents have historically been known to occur — and where police believe they will encounter and stop a large... by Michelle Sparrow | Jul 7, 2012 | Criminal Defense, Criminal Law Blog
The North Carolina General Assembly accomplished this week what some state lawmakers have been trying to do for a decade. Both the House and the Senate approved a bill that will allow the courts to wipe the slate clean for some nonviolent offenders. Not only will... 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...