by Michelle Sparrow | May 12, 2014 | Criminal Defense, Criminal Law Blog
We are returning to the story about the former North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation employee and his lawsuit alleging the SBI fired him without cause. Duane Deaver, a crime lab analyst, claimed that he was merely a scapegoat for the agency after the... by Michelle Sparrow | May 9, 2014 | Criminal Law Blog, Theft Crimes
If you’ve ever played the lottery in North Carolina, then the price you paid for a ticket went to fund the state’s education system. That is, unless you played without paying for a ticket. A young woman in Raleigh is accused of just that. Authorities claim... by Michelle Sparrow | May 7, 2014 | Criminal Law Blog, Theft Crimes
Investigators recently made a connection between two adults who were charged with shoplifting and armed robbery and a 38-year-old who is accused of running a retail theft ring. At this point, the three have all been charged, but investigators believe more arrests tied... by Michelle Sparrow | May 1, 2014 | Criminal Law Blog, Homicide
What might drive a person to try to kill someone else? There may be many reasons. Among them may be that the person who is alleged to have committed the crime suffers from some mental disease. If it should turn out that such a condition did contribute to an alleged...