by Michelle Sparrow | Dec 8, 2010 | Criminal Defense, Criminal Law Blog
The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation’s crime lab had followed policies and indulged in practices that a Raleigh newspaper and an independent auditor found were unethical, scientifically unsound, biased or all three. Leadership promised immediate... by Michelle Sparrow | Nov 12, 2010 | Criminal Defense, Criminal Law Blog
Timing is everything. The Raleigh newspaper that brought the problems at the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation crime lab to light recently criticized state officials for not promptly turning over documents requested under the public records law. One of the... by Michelle Sparrow | Oct 13, 2010 | Criminal Defense, Criminal Law Blog
When a Raleigh newspaper reported this past summer that analysts in the crime lab of the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation routinely withheld test results favorable to the defendant, the scientific community and defense attorneys urged the state to make the... by Michelle Sparrow | Oct 1, 2010 | Criminal Defense, Criminal Law Blog
Citing concerns about the time commitment the job requires, the interim director of the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation crime lab resigned this week. His decision was a blow to the agency as it struggles to reorganize, retrain and rebuild its reputation.... by Michelle Sparrow | Sep 7, 2010 | Criminal Defense, Criminal Law Blog
North Carolina criminal defense attorneys are shaking their heads this week as they note the death of a prison inmate and the link to questionable State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) practices. The man, T.H., died of injuries he said were inflicted by prison guards...