by Michelle Sparrow | Aug 15, 2013 | Criminal Law Blog, Drug Crimes
As we discussed in a previous post, sentencing for federal drug crimes is serious and strict. Oftentimes, people convicted of drug crimes — whether it is for drug possession, distribution or trafficking — spend years in federal prison. Certain types of... by Michelle Sparrow | Mar 14, 2013 | Criminal Law Blog, Drug Crimes
We are continuing our discussion of House Bill 29, currently under consideration by the North Carolina General Assembly. The bill would change methamphetamine crimes and sentencing in two ways. First, it would put a new crime on the books, a Class H felony for... by Michelle Sparrow | Mar 12, 2013 | Criminal Law Blog, Drug Crimes
The North Carolina General Assembly is considering a bill right now that will add a new drug crime and increase sentences for existing drug crimes under certain circumstances. House Bill 29, which relates specifically to methamphetamine, has cleared the House and is... by Michelle Sparrow | Aug 31, 2012 | Criminal Defense, Criminal Law Blog
Last summer, the Fourth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals changed the way the North Carolina justice system defines “felon.” After months of reviewing files for convictions that ran afoul of the new definition, the American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU... by Michelle Sparrow | Jun 6, 2012 | Criminal Law Blog, Homicide
Following more than two weeks of often grisly and occasionally shocking testimony, the trial of the 32-year-old man accused of killing a woman best known as a member of the North Carolina State Board of Education entered its last phase. The jury announced late Friday...