by Michelle Sparrow | Oct 1, 2015 | Criminal Defense, Criminal Law Blog
Raleigh Criminal Defense Attorney, Michelle Sparrow, explains the advantage of hiring an attorney to defend against a traffic ticket offense in North Carolina. You’re normally a good driver. One day you’re driving to an appointment that you are late for... by Michelle Sparrow | Sep 29, 2015 | Criminal Defense, Criminal Law Blog, Drug Charges, Drug Crimes, Drug Possession
Raleigh Criminal Defense Attorney, Michelle Sparrow, defines and explains a Drug Conspiracy Charge as it would be handled in North Carolina. A drug conspiracy charge is, in basic terms, an agreement between two or more individuals to violate federal drug laws.... by Michelle Sparrow | Jun 18, 2015 | Criminal Law Blog, Drug Charges
Have you ever wondered why we treat many of our low-level criminal offenders so terribly? Many of the people who accused of these relatively minor offenses are often hit with some truly harsh penalties that make their lives very difficult. In fact, in some cases, the... by Michelle Sparrow | Jun 16, 2015 | Criminal Law Blog, Violent Crimes
Comedian/satirist John Oliver opened an immense can of worms with his criticism of the American bail system. The segment garnered the attention of the Washington Post, Slate.com, Time magazine and other, perhaps less revered news outlets. Oliver explained the way bail... by Michelle Sparrow | Jun 11, 2015 | Criminal Law Blog, Misdemeanors
We are finishing up our discussion of efforts to address the issues that cause and result from the incarceration of people with serious mental illnesses. This is not a new problem by any means, but a new nationwide imitative — Stepping Up — has brought the... by Michelle Sparrow | Jun 9, 2015 | Criminal Law Blog, Misdemeanors
We are turning back to our discussion of jails and detainees with mental illness. When we left off in our May 25 post, we were talking about North Carolina’s efforts to get these detainees the treatment they need and to alleviate the strain on county jails....