by Michelle Sparrow | Sep 19, 2011 | Criminal Defense, Criminal Law Blog
In North Carolina, it is a crime to strike an emergency room nurse or doctor. Depending on the harm inflicted, an offender can be charged with misdemeanor or felony assault. While it makes sense to arrest someone who intentionally attacks a nurse for criminal... by Michelle Sparrow | Sep 16, 2011 | Criminal Defense, Criminal Law Blog
We are close to wrapping up our discussion of how jails and prisons are dealing with the mentally ill. Anyone involved with the criminal justice system — either defense or prosecution — is aware that the number of inmates with mental illness has increased... by Michelle Sparrow | Sep 15, 2011 | Criminal Defense, Criminal Law Blog
North Carolina recognized long ago that jail and prison inmates often suffer from mental illness. The Department of Correction had dedicated mental health facilities long before the Reagan Administration shut down state hospitals across the country. That... by Michelle Sparrow | Sep 11, 2011 | Criminal Defense, Criminal Law Blog
This weekend not only marks the 10th anniversary of 9/11, but it marks the 40th anniversary of the Attica prison riots. No, the riots were not in North Carolina, but prison officials here and around the country watched and waited for four days. The riots ended with... by Michelle Sparrow | Apr 22, 2011 | Assault, Criminal Law Blog
The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation recently arrested an administrator of a maximum security prison outside of Charlotte, charging him with one count of common law obstruction of justice. The charges stem from a former corrections officer’s...