by Michelle Sparrow | Dec 6, 2011 | Criminal Defense, Criminal Law Blog
We are picking up the discussion about the slate of new laws that went into effect on Dec. 1. The majority of the 35 measures relate to criminal matters, and many have been covered at length by the media as well as in this blog. A couple of examples are Laura’s... by Michelle Sparrow | Nov 5, 2011 | Criminal Law Blog, Drunk Driving
State and local law enforcement participated in the Booze It & Lose It campaign last weekend. Between Oct. 28 and Oct. 31, the Halloween checkpoints and stepped up patrols resulted in 20,786 traffic and criminal citations across North Carolina. Wake County’s... by Michelle Sparrow | Jul 1, 2011 | Criminal Law Blog, Drunk Driving
In an effort to raise awareness about drinking while driving any vehicle, a group of law enforcement authorities in North Carolina launched a campaign entitled “On the road, On the Water, Don’t Drink and Drive.” The campaign recently organized a... by Michelle Sparrow | Jun 23, 2011 | Criminal Law Blog, Drunk Driving
We meant to continue our discussion of the death penalty bill, but we saw this announcement and thought it deserved immediate attention: North Carolina’s governor was scheduled to sign Laura’s Law this morning. The law will dramatically increase the... by Michelle Sparrow | Jun 6, 2011 | Criminal Law Blog, Drunk Driving
Highway patrol officers were called to two accident sites in Wake County this weekend that will change the lives of a few families forever. Officers and arrest reports attributed the first accident to driving while impaired and the second to excessive speed. The first...