by Michelle Sparrow | Aug 25, 2012 | Criminal Law Blog, Drunk Driving
This is no ordinary Labor Day weekend in Raleigh. The weekend traditionally marks the unofficial end of summer, but this year it also marks the early stages of the Democratic National Convention. The usual stepped up drunk driving enforcement campaign will likely... by Michelle Sparrow | Jul 21, 2012 | Criminal Defense, Criminal Law Blog
Officials at Central Prison in Raleigh confirmed this week that nine prisoners have been refusing meals. One prisoner, apparently the spokesman for the hunger strike, indicated in a letter that as many as 100 inmates planned to participate. A representative from the... by Michelle Sparrow | Jun 23, 2012 | Assault, Criminal Law Blog
A heated battle over a plan to build a baseball field for disabled children has resulted in criminal charges being filed against one man involved in the dispute. Police filed assault charges against a 48-year-old man who allegedly attacked a woman who was telling... by Michelle Sparrow | Apr 17, 2012 | Criminal Defense, Criminal Law Blog
The parents of a 31-year-old Durham man are not giving up on a dispute with the Raleigh Police Department. They believe their son is a “marked man,” even though the two misdemeanor charges against him have been dismissed. The family filed complaints with... by Michelle Sparrow | Mar 8, 2012 | Criminal Law Blog, Theft Crimes
When an East Raleigh man saw a pickup truck in his neighborhood one morning, he didn’t think anything of it. Then a man got out of the truck, picked up a curbside recycling bin and dumped the contents — mostly aluminum cans — into his truck before...