by Michelle Sparrow | Aug 12, 2010 | Criminal Defense, Criminal Law Blog
In an investigative series published this week, a Raleigh newspaper has detailed some disturbing practices at the State Bureau of Investigation (SBI). The findings are no surprise to many North Carolina criminal defense attorneys or their clients. They have known for... by Michelle Sparrow | Aug 10, 2010 | Criminal Law Blog, Homicide
Tuesday, August 10 was the last day for inmates to appeal their death sentences under North Carolina’s Racial Justice Act (RJA). The law allows murder defendants to present evidence demonstrating that racial bias played a role in their conviction or denial of...