by Michelle Sparrow | Sep 17, 2014 | Criminal Defense, Criminal Law Blog
We are talking about parole in North Carolina. We said in our last post that the process here is different from what we see in the movies. A friend asked what we were talking about. First, there were the movies in the ’30s and ’40s that had some James... by Michelle Sparrow | Sep 15, 2014 | Criminal Defense, Criminal Law Blog
There is a difference between how North Carolina’s parole process works and how it works elsewhere, especially in the movies. One important difference is that the North Carolina Post-Release Supervision and Parole Commission does not meet with the offender to... by Michelle Sparrow | Sep 13, 2014 | Criminal Defense, Criminal Law Blog
Back in 2011, criminal justice officials here in North Carolina were faced with something of a financial and logistical nightmare concerning the prison population. That’s because the budget for adult corrections had ballooned to over $1.3 billion while the... by Michelle Sparrow | Sep 5, 2014 | Criminal Law Blog, Homicide
The North Carolina justice system has made national news again, but it is hard to say how the story affects the system’s credibility. On the plus side is the Superior Court’s ruling that two long-time prisoners are, in fact, innocent. On the minus side is... by Michelle Sparrow | Aug 29, 2014 | Criminal Law Blog, Drunk Driving
It is certainly understandable for any motorist who has never been stopped or ticketed for any driving-related infraction in North Carolina to be a bit fuzzy on state laws regarding moving violations. That is certainly true concerning the state’s drunk driving...