by Michelle Sparrow | Oct 16, 2013 | Criminal Law Blog, Drunk Driving
Many people use alcohol on a regular basis and do so responsibly. However, when celebrating, gathering or drinking with friends, it can be all too easy to drink too much and end up with a blood-alcohol level above the legal limit on an Intoxilyzer test. It’s... by Michelle Sparrow | Oct 12, 2013 | Criminal Law Blog, Homicide
Proof beyond a reasonable doubt. This is what the prosecution must present in order to convince a jury of a defendant’s guilt. We have all heard this phrase countless times, but it gains real meaning when the defendant’s life and lifelong freedom hang in... by Michelle Sparrow | Oct 11, 2013 | Criminal Law Blog, Homicide
North Carolina’s Racial Justice Act was passed in 2009. It was intended to help defendants combat racial discrimination. Racial discrimination can, of course, be present in many forms. One way it has deeply affected the criminal justice system is in how some... by Michelle Sparrow | Oct 9, 2013 | Criminal Law Blog, Drug Crimes
A man and a woman living together on a nearly one-acre property recently were arrested and held in the Wake County Detention Center, with bail of $100,000 each. The arrest warrant also described a person whose name indicates he is the man’s son, but it is... by Michelle Sparrow | Oct 4, 2013 | Criminal Law Blog, Theft Crimes
An unwitting North Carolina teenager’s errand to get gas recently turned into a three-day jail stint. His crime? There wasn’t one; he was simply in the wrong place at the wrong time. The teenager suddenly found himself being rounded up with a group of...