by Michelle Sparrow | May 5, 2012 | Criminal Defense, Criminal Law Blog
We are talking about forensic evidence and just how reliable it is. In Raleigh and every other city in the country, just a tiny piece of forensic evidence can lead to or clear criminal charges. The term “forensic evidence” carries a good deal of weight,... by Michelle Sparrow | May 3, 2012 | Criminal Defense, Criminal Law Blog
For all of the problems with the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation crime lab, we have seen only a few comments about the accuracy of the lab’s work. We have talked about evidence withheld from defense counsel and reports altered to favor the... by Michelle Sparrow | Feb 17, 2011 | Criminal Defense, Criminal Law Blog
In our last post, we were talking about the “CSI Effect.” Prosecutors in North Carolina and around the country have complained for a while now that American jurors are so swept up in the high-tech world of television forensics that they expect real-life...