by Michelle Sparrow | Feb 22, 2011 | Criminal Defense, Criminal Law Blog
We’ve been discussing the “CSI Effect” — that is, the strongly held belief that jurors are so accustomed to television’s forensic acrobatics that they expect real-life prosecutors to present the same type of evidence. Criminal defense... by Michelle Sparrow | Sep 10, 2010 | Criminal Law Blog, Homicide
The unit within the State Bureau of Investigation responsible for bloodstain pattern analysis in criminal cases is under serious scrutiny after an audit conducted by two retired FBI supervisors in a News & Observer series showed severe problems with the way the... 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...