by Michelle Sparrow | Jan 5, 2012 | Criminal Law Blog, Homicide
The Internet has been awash with stories this week about the woman who shot and killed a man who broke into her mobile home. What makes the story unusual is that the woman, huddled in her bedroom with her baby, first called 911 to see if shooting the intruder would be... by Michelle Sparrow | Dec 4, 2011 | Criminal Law Blog, Homicide
A North Carolina judge has issued an order dismissing a murder case and accusing the prosecuting attorney of violating the rights of the suspect. The defendant was charged with the one count of murder after police allegedly arrested him while trying to dispose of... by Michelle Sparrow | Oct 6, 2011 | Criminal Law Blog, Homicide
Almost two years ago, searchers pulled a child’s body from a thicket of kudzu along the side of a rural North Carolina highway. Investigators quickly identified the remains: The child was a 5-year-old girl who had disappeared a week earlier. Within days,... by Michelle Sparrow | Sep 23, 2011 | Criminal Law Blog, Homicide
The 1970 case of Jeffrey MacDonald and the murders of his family garnered national attention, perhaps because they came close on the heels of the Manson Family murders. MacDonald, an Army doctor stationed in North Carolina, is serving three life sentences right now... by Michelle Sparrow | Sep 2, 2011 | Criminal Law Blog, Homicide
A North Carolina man was indicted last year in the homicide of a 33-year-old woman. On August 16th, the murder charges were dismissed by a Durham Count Superior Court judge. Prosecutors plan on appealing the dismissal. However, the accused man currently remains behind...