by Michelle Sparrow | Oct 6, 2015 | Criminal Defense
Raleigh Criminal Defense Attorney, Michelle Sparrow, defines expungement and explains how it works in North Carolina, particularly for certain types of felonies. You have been accused of a criminal offense. You hire an attorney, you go to court and triumphantly win... by Michelle Sparrow | Mar 21, 2014 | Uncategorized
The Drug Policy Alliance has an interesting history of America’s War on Drugs on its website. The organization opposes the war on drugs, arguing that public policies under the initiative have done more harm than good. A subheading on in the history offers a... by Michelle Sparrow | Jul 7, 2012 | Criminal Defense, Criminal Law Blog
The North Carolina General Assembly accomplished this week what some state lawmakers have been trying to do for a decade. Both the House and the Senate approved a bill that will allow the courts to wipe the slate clean for some nonviolent offenders. Not only will... by Michelle Sparrow | Oct 19, 2011 | Criminal Defense, Criminal Law Blog
We’re finishing up our discussion of a criminal case argued before the U.S. Supreme Court. The case involves strip searches of non-violent detainees in county jails. The jails in question are not in North Carolina, but the state’s criminal defense... by Michelle Sparrow | Jul 13, 2011 | Criminal Defense, Criminal Law Blog
We were talking about a new law in North Carolina that will allow 16- and 17-year-olds to ask the courts to have their criminal records expunged. The crimes in question must be nonviolent felonies. Violent crimes will stay on their records. The new law only applies to...