by Michelle Sparrow | Jul 27, 2011 | Criminal Law Blog, Homicide
The man who admitted to killing eight people and wounding two others in a North Carolina nursing home may ask the court and the jury to believe an unusual defense argument in his upcoming trial. Based on defense counsel’s questions during jury selection, legal... by Michelle Sparrow | Feb 15, 2011 | Criminal Defense, Criminal Law Blog
Debates about forensic evidence are not new in North Carolina. For a while last year, it seemed you couldn’t pick up a paper without seeing a story about the problems at the state crime lab and the State Bureau of Investigation. A major concern for defense... by Michelle Sparrow | Oct 15, 2010 | Criminal Law Blog, Homicide
It took a week of deliberating, but a North Carolina Superior Court judge announced this week that the trial of the man accused of a notorious Moore County mass murder will stay in the county. Defense counsel had sought a change of venue, arguing that the defendant...