by Michelle Sparrow | Aug 26, 2011 | Criminal Defense, Criminal Law Blog
While North Carolina sits out Hurricane Irene, we will turn our attention to the problems with eyewitness identification. Anyone who watches television is familiar with the scenario: The victim’s neighbor is on the stand. The prosecutor asks if she saw the man... by Michelle Sparrow | Aug 25, 2011 | Criminal Law Blog, Homicide
The North Carolina Innocence Inquiry Commission has decided to send the case of two inmates to a judicial panel in September. The two men have been in prison since they entered guilty pleas to second-degree murder charges related to a home invasion 11 years ago. In... by Michelle Sparrow | Aug 19, 2011 | Criminal Law Blog, Homicide
Prosecution witnesses have testified this week with heartbreaking detail about a troubled marriage. We are returning, once again, to the trial of the man who killed eight people at the nursing home where his estranged wife worked. The trial is being held in Carthage,... by Michelle Sparrow | Aug 16, 2011 | Criminal Defense, Homicide
A key witness was unable to testify last week at the trial of the man who shot ten people in a North Carolina nursing home. The witness is the defendant’s ex-wife, whom many believe was his primary target. She was hospitalized last week after attempting suicide... by Michelle Sparrow | Aug 12, 2011 | Assault, Criminal Law Blog
On July 25, an East Carolina University student filed a report with the university police alleging she was sexually assaulted by two men in an off-campus area while she was on her way to a workout. The woman’s actions caused officials to launch an extensive...