by Michelle Sparrow | May 30, 2012 | Criminal Defense, Criminal Law Blog
Even prisoners need a chance to call home, but thanks to jail officials’ heartless decisions, few of these prisoners may have had the opportunity to speak to their mothers on Mother’s Day this year. Inmates in North Carolina, whether jailed... by Michelle Sparrow | May 26, 2012 | Criminal Law Blog, Drunk Driving
Any alcohol related accident that results in injury or death will carry serious charges and penalties. After a drinking and driving related charge last year, a Raleigh, North Carolina man now faces second-degree murder charges. A Wake County grand jury returned a new... by Michelle Sparrow | May 24, 2012 | Criminal Defense, Criminal Law Blog
It is hard to know which trial to follow: the John Edwards campaign finance trial or the trial of the troubled young man accused of killing a member of North Carolina’s state board of education? Both cases carry some heartache, and both have provided challenges... by Michelle Sparrow | May 19, 2012 | Criminal Defense, Criminal Law Blog
A state court judge has blocked enforcement of a Chapel Hill municipal ordinance prohibiting all use of cell phones by motorists while driving. Under the ordinance, cellphone use would have officially become a traffic violation on June 1. The law would have... by Michelle Sparrow | May 17, 2012 | Criminal Law Blog, Homicide
North Carolina’s Innocence Inquiry Commission was created to address inmates’ claims that they had been wrongfully convicted. While the commission’s process — if not its very existence — has come under fire, the media has highlighted...