by Michelle Sparrow | Jan 20, 2011 | Criminal Defense, Criminal Law Blog
A list of proposals to improve operations at the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation debated by a joint legislative committee will move on to the General Assembly for approval. The proposals are expected to improve the image and credibility of the lab as... by Michelle Sparrow | Dec 10, 2010 | Criminal Defense, Criminal Law Blog
In our last post, we were discussing the progress made by the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation’s efforts to implement changes promised by leadership following an investigative news story and an audit last summer. It will come as no surprise to many... by Michelle Sparrow | Dec 8, 2010 | Criminal Defense, Criminal Law Blog
The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation’s crime lab had followed policies and indulged in practices that a Raleigh newspaper and an independent auditor found were unethical, scientifically unsound, biased or all three. Leadership promised immediate... by Michelle Sparrow | Oct 13, 2010 | Criminal Defense, Criminal Law Blog
When a Raleigh newspaper reported this past summer that analysts in the crime lab of the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation routinely withheld test results favorable to the defendant, the scientific community and defense attorneys urged the state to make the... by Michelle Sparrow | Oct 1, 2010 | Criminal Defense, Criminal Law Blog
Citing concerns about the time commitment the job requires, the interim director of the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation crime lab resigned this week. His decision was a blow to the agency as it struggles to reorganize, retrain and rebuild its reputation....