by Michelle Sparrow | Aug 21, 2012 | Criminal Defense, Criminal Law Blog
The American Bar Association has passed a new resolution calling for criminal defense lawyers to use a holistic approach with their clients. The resolution follows the release of an ABA report on recidivism rates of convicted criminals. In North Carolina, anyone who... by Michelle Sparrow | Sep 11, 2011 | Criminal Defense, Criminal Law Blog
This weekend not only marks the 10th anniversary of 9/11, but it marks the 40th anniversary of the Attica prison riots. No, the riots were not in North Carolina, but prison officials here and around the country watched and waited for four days. The riots ended with... by Michelle Sparrow | Aug 2, 2011 | Criminal Defense, Criminal Law Blog
Anyone who remembers the early 1970s will remember the epidemic of skyjackings. For a while, there were about 40 a year worldwide. Perhaps criminal defense attorneys look back with rose-colored glasses, or perhaps September 11 has made the skyjackers back then look... by Michelle Sparrow | Aug 20, 2010 | Criminal Law Blog, Homicide
Shaquan Duley, a resident of South Carolina, confessed to murdering her two young sons. The boys were 18 months and 2 years old when their mother allegedly suffocated them by holding her hand over their mouths until they stopped breathing. She then placed their bodies...