by Michelle Sparrow | Oct 29, 2011 | Criminal Defense, Criminal Law Blog
A number of laborers, business owners and residents announced their intention to protest a law that prohibits loitering in their Orange County, North Carolina town. The ordinance currently makes it a misdemeanor for anyone to “stand, sit, recline, linger, or... 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... by Michelle Sparrow | Aug 25, 2011 | Criminal Law Blog, Homicide
The North Carolina Innocence Inquiry Commission has decided to send the case of two inmates to a judicial panel in September. The two men have been in prison since they entered guilty pleas to second-degree murder charges related to a home invasion 11 years ago. In... by Michelle Sparrow | Jun 30, 2011 | Criminal Law Blog, Homicide
A North Carolina man spent 17 years in jail for a homicide that he did not commit, and he has been fighting for his freedom ever since. The 49-year-old man pursued every appeal he could, all the while maintaining that he was innocent of the crime he was accused of....