by Michelle Sparrow | Oct 25, 2010 | Criminal Law Blog, Drunk Driving
A 29-year-old man with a history of convictions for DWI and other crimes was involved in a fatal head-on collision this weekend. His arrest had North Carolina officials wondering anew how to keep repeat drunk drivers off the roads. At the time of the accident, he was... by Michelle Sparrow | Sep 24, 2010 | Criminal Law Blog, Homicide
After almost five hours of deliberation, the jury in the Wake County trial came in with a guilty verdict for the teen charged with masterminding a plot to murder a high school acquaintance. We discussed the details of the crime in our September 17 post. The defendant... by Michelle Sparrow | Sep 7, 2010 | Criminal Defense, Criminal Law Blog
North Carolina criminal defense attorneys are shaking their heads this week as they note the death of a prison inmate and the link to questionable State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) practices. The man, T.H., died of injuries he said were inflicted by prison guards...