by Michelle Sparrow | Mar 16, 2012 | Criminal Law Blog, Homicide
We are continuing our discussion of the State Bureau of Investigation inquiry into juror misconduct during the Jason Young trial. Young was convicted of murder last week; a day or two later, the judge received information from Raleigh’s WRAL that several posts... by Michelle Sparrow | Mar 14, 2012 | Criminal Law Blog, Homicide
The judge who presided over Jason Young’s murder trial has asked the State Bureau of Investigation to verify information forwarded to the court from a Raleigh television station. The station, WRAL, found posts on its Facebook page that claimed to have received... by Michelle Sparrow | Jun 30, 2011 | Criminal Law Blog, Homicide
A North Carolina man spent 17 years in jail for a homicide that he did not commit, and he has been fighting for his freedom ever since. The 49-year-old man pursued every appeal he could, all the while maintaining that he was innocent of the crime he was accused of.... 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... by Michelle Sparrow | Mar 21, 2011 | Criminal Defense, Criminal Law Blog
The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation has missed a few improper uses of the Division of Criminal Information network, according to a report in a Raleigh newspaper. The DCI network houses local, state and federal data gathered from police and prisons, courts...