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 22, 2010 | Criminal Defense, Criminal Law Blog
The Orange-Chatham District Attorney’s Office announced last week that they would not appeal the Superior Court judge’s ruling in a 2009 Pittsboro case. North Carolina criminal defense attorneys, however, may be disappointed at the outcome — not that... by Michelle Sparrow | Sep 17, 2010 | Criminal Law Blog, Homicide
On December 2, 2008, an Apex high school student was found dead. His hands and feet were tied with zip ties. His mouth was covered with duct tape. And a plastic bag was tied around his head. The autopsy later showed that the teenager died of asphyxiation. During the... by Michelle Sparrow | Sep 16, 2010 | Criminal Law Blog, Homicide
The removal of the murder of Michael Jordan’s father from a list of cases mismanaged by the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigations (SBI) highlights the importance of its crime labs for effective criminal defense and a fair criminal justice system. SBI... by Michelle Sparrow | Sep 15, 2010 | Criminal Law Blog, Drunk Driving
Labor Day weekend is one of the busiest weekends of the year for roadway traffic. It is basically the last weekend before summer truly ends. It seems as though everyone makes some sort of plans to celebrate the four day weekend before they have to go back to work or...