by Michelle Sparrow | Aug 15, 2012 | Criminal Defense, Criminal Law Blog
An unusual case from 2010 is back in the news. The defendant is a 62-year-old doctor who ran a number of endoscopy clinics. Two years ago, a grand jury handed up a 28-count indictment charging the doctor and two of his nurse anesthetists with racketeering insurance... by Michelle Sparrow | Aug 11, 2012 | Criminal Law Blog, Drunk Driving
A North Carolina state senator says that the state’s drunk driving laws can’t get any tougher. The senator offered his opinion in response to a comment made by the district attorney for Alamance County. The DA had said that he hoped the North Carolina... by Michelle Sparrow | Aug 10, 2012 | Criminal Law Blog, Homicide
A jury sat in a Wake County courtroom earlier this week watching a videotaped interrogation. A Knightdale police officer and a North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation agent were asking a suspect about his involvement in a January 2010 homicide. The... by Michelle Sparrow | Aug 4, 2012 | Criminal Law Blog, Drunk Driving
The mayor of Knightdale, North Carolina, asked a 60-year-old town council member to resign last week. This occurred after the councilman was arrested for the second time recently on driving while intoxicated charges; it was his third arrest in four months. Within... by Michelle Sparrow | Aug 2, 2012 | Criminal Law Blog, Homicide
Efforts to keep the Racial Justice Act intact failed this year. Just two days after Gov. Bev Perdue vetoed SB 416, the senate and the house voted to override her veto. The amendments are now law, and the battle against racial prejudice in North Carolina’s...