by Michelle Sparrow | Jul 27, 2012 | Criminal Defense, Criminal Law Blog
A sweeping dragnet by the U.S. Marshal for the Eastern District of North Carolina together with local police resulted in a total of 152 arrests July 17-19. The officers were armed with 202 warrants, and the arrests were for offenses ranging from robbery to drug and... by Michelle Sparrow | Jun 4, 2012 | Criminal Law Blog, Theft Crimes
Crimes involving larceny can burden your record forever. Larceny includes offenses such as breaking and entering, robbery, shoplifting and embezzlement. In recent news, a man from Chapel Hill, who was out on bond for his connection with two bank robberies, has... by Michelle Sparrow | Dec 21, 2011 | Criminal Law Blog, Homicide
After more than seven days of testimony, a jury deliberated for a few hours before coming back with a guilty verdict in a high-profile North Carolina murder case. The defendant will spend the rest of his life in prison for his part in the death of a Chapel Hill... by Michelle Sparrow | Mar 8, 2011 | Criminal Law Blog, Theft Crimes
On February 10, 2011, officers of the Cary Police Department’s emergency response team shot and killed a 19-year-old man as he emerged from a bank with a hostage. The ordeal had lasted for three hours, from the moment the man walked into the bank, placed a knit... by Michelle Sparrow | Oct 28, 2010 | Criminal Law Blog, Theft Crimes
Authorities arrested a 37-year-old Durham man this week in connection with the series of Wake County bank robberies. Picked up for probation violation, he was later charged with one count of attempted common law robbery and six counts of common law robbery. Common law...