by Michelle Sparrow | Aug 11, 2011 | Criminal Defense, Criminal Law Blog
A story from last Sunday’s Charlotte Observer sharply criticized the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) for failing to enact reforms promised by North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper. In response to this and other criticism, Attorney General... by Michelle Sparrow | Apr 8, 2011 | Criminal Defense, Criminal Law Blog
The North Carolina House of Representatives referred a controversial bill to committee this week. House Bill 615 is titled “An Act to Reform the Racial Justice Act of 2009 to Be Consistent With the United States Supreme Court’s Ruling in Mccleskey v.... by Michelle Sparrow | Mar 17, 2011 | Criminal Defense, Criminal Law Blog
This week, a House judiciary committee of the North Carolina General Assembly held its first hearing on a bill that seeks to make harming a fetus at any stage of the pregnancy a much more serious crime. The bill, known as House Bill 215, would allow a person charged... 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 | Aug 17, 2010 | Criminal Defense, Criminal Law Blog
The investigative report in a Raleigh newspaper last week caught the attention of criminal defense attorneys across North Carolina. The series highlighted some critical shortcomings — and sparked some changes — at the State Bureau of Investigation (SBI)...