by Michelle Sparrow | Aug 11, 2011 | Criminal Defense, Criminal Law Blog
A story from last Sunday’s Charlotte Observer sharply criticized the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) for failing to enact reforms promised by North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper. In response to this and other criticism, Attorney General... by Michelle Sparrow | Aug 5, 2011 | Criminal Law Blog, Homicide
Defense counsel and prosecutors have made their opening statements, and witnesses have testified this week. The man who shot ten people in a North Carolina nursing home has sat quietly as the jury has listened patiently and family members of the victims have watched... by Michelle Sparrow | Aug 2, 2011 | Criminal Defense, Criminal Law Blog
Anyone who remembers the early 1970s will remember the epidemic of skyjackings. For a while, there were about 40 a year worldwide. Perhaps criminal defense attorneys look back with rose-colored glasses, or perhaps September 11 has made the skyjackers back then look... 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,... 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...