July 2011 | Sparrow Law Firm

Defense Hints at Little-used Automatism Argument, Part 2

by Michelle Sparrow | Jul 30, 2011 | Criminal Law Blog, Homicide

In our last post, we were talking about the trial of the North Carolina man who shot ten people in a nursing home. Eight of the victims died, and the defendant now says the jury should find him not guilty of murder. The trial will start Monday. During jury selection,...

As Jury Selection Proceeds, Defense Hints at Little-used Argument

by Michelle Sparrow | Jul 27, 2011 | Criminal Law Blog, Homicide

The man who admitted to killing eight people and wounding two others in a North Carolina nursing home may ask the court and the jury to believe an unusual defense argument in his upcoming trial. Based on defense counsel’s questions during jury selection, legal...

New Crack Guidelines Mean Early Release for North Carolina Prisoners

by Michelle Sparrow | Jul 22, 2011 | Criminal Law Blog, Drug Crimes

The U.S. Sentencing Commission recently announced the retroactive application of guidelines adopted in the Fair Sentencing Act of 2010. The unanimous decision could result in reduced sentences for as many as 12,000 offenders in prison on crack cocaine charges....

Another Jury to Hear Wake County Murder Case

by Michelle Sparrow | Jul 20, 2011 | Criminal Law Blog, Homicide

At the end of June, a Wake County judge declared a mistrial in a highly publicized Raleigh-area criminal case. The 37-year-old defendant was accused of the murder of his pregnant wife. After three days of deliberating, the jury was unable to come to a decision. The...

State Patrol Says Trucker Was Going 65 Mph at Time of Fiery Crash

by Michelle Sparrow | Jul 15, 2011 | Criminal Defense, Criminal Law Blog

Earlier this week, the North Carolina State Patrol issued its final accident report on the June 20, 2011 crash on Interstate 40. The accident left three dead and the driver of the tractor trailer that started the chain reaction facing multiple criminal charges. One...

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Defense Hints at Little-used Automatism Argument, Part 2

As Jury Selection Proceeds, Defense Hints at Little-used Argument

New Crack Guidelines Mean Early Release for North Carolina Prisoners

Another Jury to Hear Wake County Murder Case

State Patrol Says Trucker Was Going 65 Mph at Time of Fiery Crash

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