by Michelle Sparrow | Dec 4, 2012 | Criminal Law Blog, Drunk Driving
A little more than a year after he and his friend were in a single-car accident in Durham, a former Duke University student stood in front of a judge and pleaded guilty to felony death by vehicle. Police reports indicate he had been driving 30 miles an hour above the... by Michelle Sparrow | Sep 20, 2012 | Criminal Law Blog, Homicide
After 17 months in jail, a 34-year-old woman accused of stabbing her boyfriend failed this week to convince a Wake County judge to reduce her bail. Defense counsel had requested the court accept $50,000. The court responded that $200,000 is an appropriate bond for the... by Michelle Sparrow | May 10, 2012 | Criminal Law Blog, Homicide
The Durham Superior Court judge who presided over a six-day hearing in December has issued his written order for a new trial in the Michael Peterson case. Peterson is now free on bond after eight years in prison. He was convicted of murder in a 2003 trial that... by Michelle Sparrow | Dec 21, 2011 | Criminal Law Blog, Homicide
After more than seven days of testimony, a jury deliberated for a few hours before coming back with a guilty verdict in a high-profile North Carolina murder case. The defendant will spend the rest of his life in prison for his part in the death of a Chapel Hill... by Michelle Sparrow | Oct 4, 2011 | Criminal Law Blog, Drunk Driving
A new memorial marker went up recently at a curve on N.C. 751 in Durham. The location is no stranger to fatal car crashes: Five people have died there in the past 20 years. In this most recent accident, the passenger was killed. The driver survived and is suspected of...