by Michelle Sparrow | Dec 4, 2013 | Criminal Law Blog, Drug Crimes
If you get on Interstate 40 and drive west of Raleigh for about three hours, you’ll come to the small town of Vale, nestled into the North Carolina countryside. One of the few residents of the unincorporated village is a 39-year-old man, arrested two days ago... by Michelle Sparrow | Dec 2, 2013 | Criminal Law Blog, Homicide
She spent nine days in jail for a murder she didn’t commit. But much worse was the possibility that she would spend the rest of her life behind bars for it. Now the woman who was charged with homicide after her boyfriend committed suicide is asking a court for... by Michelle Sparrow | Nov 27, 2013 | Criminal Law Blog, Drunk Driving
A North Carolina TV station reports that a backlog in blood-alcohol tests analyzed at Raleigh’s State Crime Lab is slowing prosecutors across the state. The station says some of those charged with driving while intoxicated are seeing their cases delayed months... by Michelle Sparrow | Nov 25, 2013 | Criminal Law Blog, Drug Crimes
We see it over and over while perusing Raleigh’s News & Observer: stories of legal troubles and criminal charges beginning with a traffic stop. A recent example began on Interstate 440 where a Garner, North Carolina, man was pulled over. Wake County... by Michelle Sparrow | Nov 20, 2013 | Criminal Defense, Criminal Law Blog
About 200 miles west of Raleigh lies the small town of Mooresboro, North Carolina. A man who lives there was accused of a sexual assault approximately eight months ago by a Spartanburg woman. The 32-year-old man was arrested yesterday and charged with first-degree...