by Michelle Sparrow | Aug 26, 2011 | Criminal Defense, Criminal Law Blog
While North Carolina sits out Hurricane Irene, we will turn our attention to the problems with eyewitness identification. Anyone who watches television is familiar with the scenario: The victim’s neighbor is on the stand. The prosecutor asks if she saw the man... 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...