by Michelle Sparrow | Mar 31, 2011 | Criminal Law Blog, Drug Crimes
North Carolina logged a record-matching number of methamphetamine lab busts last month. February’s 46 labs matched the April 2005 peak. One key difference: In 2005, North Carolina had no law limiting sales of pseudoephedrine. We’ve reached the height of... by Michelle Sparrow | Mar 29, 2011 | Criminal Law Blog, Drunk Driving
As most Raleigh and North Carolina residents know, sobriety checkpoints are a key element of the state’s anti-drunk driving Booze It & Lose It program. At checkpoints this past St. Patrick’s Day police issued more than 1,000 DWI charges. A group of... by Michelle Sparrow | Mar 28, 2011 | Criminal Law Blog, Drunk Driving
Last month, we discussed proposed legislation entitled “Laura’s Law.” Recently, the North Carolina House of Representatives voted unanimously in favor of the bill. The bill will now head to the North Carolina Senate where it is also expected to pass.... by Michelle Sparrow | Mar 25, 2011 | Criminal Law Blog, Drunk Driving
More than a few drivers could trade their St. Patrick’s Day wearin’ o’ the green for wearin’ o’ the orange prison jump suit, thanks to this year’s Booze It & Lose It campaign. North Carolina law enforcement officers logged more... 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...