by Michelle Sparrow | Mar 16, 2012 | Criminal Law Blog, Homicide
We are continuing our discussion of the State Bureau of Investigation inquiry into juror misconduct during the Jason Young trial. Young was convicted of murder last week; a day or two later, the judge received information from Raleigh’s WRAL that several posts... by Michelle Sparrow | Mar 14, 2012 | Criminal Law Blog, Homicide
The judge who presided over Jason Young’s murder trial has asked the State Bureau of Investigation to verify information forwarded to the court from a Raleigh television station. The station, WRAL, found posts on its Facebook page that claimed to have received... by Michelle Sparrow | Nov 9, 2011 | Criminal Law Blog, Homicide
More than two years ago, Raleigh and the rest of the nation heard the news that Michael Jackson had died. He was 50 years old and just weeks away from a series of concerts that he and his managers hoped would raise enough money to clear his $400 million debt load.... by Michelle Sparrow | Sep 8, 2011 | Criminal Law Blog, Homicide
The month-long trial of the man who admitted to killing eight people in a North Carolina nursing home came to an end this past weekend. The jury found the defendant guilty of eight counts of second-degree murder as well as weapons and firearms crimes. The panel... by Michelle Sparrow | Jul 30, 2011 | Criminal Law Blog, Homicide
In our last post, we were talking about the trial of the North Carolina man who shot ten people in a nursing home. Eight of the victims died, and the defendant now says the jury should find him not guilty of murder. The trial will start Monday. During jury selection,...