by Michelle Sparrow | Sep 15, 2012 | Assault, Criminal Law Blog
North Carolina is not alone in dealing with wrongful convictions. A man in a different state who was accused of rape in 1982 was convicted of being a serial rapist and sent to prison. After he had spent 24 years behind bars, he was exonerated. DNA evidence proved he... by Michelle Sparrow | Jun 23, 2012 | Assault, Criminal Law Blog
A heated battle over a plan to build a baseball field for disabled children has resulted in criminal charges being filed against one man involved in the dispute. Police filed assault charges against a 48-year-old man who allegedly attacked a woman who was telling... 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... by Michelle Sparrow | Apr 22, 2011 | Assault, Criminal Law Blog
The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation recently arrested an administrator of a maximum security prison outside of Charlotte, charging him with one count of common law obstruction of justice. The charges stem from a former corrections officer’s... by Michelle Sparrow | Mar 19, 2011 | Assault, Criminal Law Blog
A 20-year-old Raleigh woman is accused of firing several shots during a dispute outside of a bingo parlor earlier this month. Police say the shots ended up almost hitting a sleeping fireman in a nearby fire station. The woman originally faced charges of assault with a... by Michelle Sparrow | Dec 15, 2010 | Assault, Criminal Law Blog
A school board meeting ended in tragedy this week. Moments after a group of children had received awards, a 56-year-old man with a criminal record rose to his feet and ordered everyone but the male members of the Florida community’s school board to leave the...