by Michelle Sparrow | Jun 30, 2012 | Criminal Law Blog, Homicide
With the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2011 term concluded, legal analysts and court watchers have a lot of complicated opinions to hash out. The Health Care Act opinion may have stolen the thunder of every other opinion handed down this week, but one ruling deserves the... by Michelle Sparrow | Jun 27, 2012 | Criminal Law Blog, Homicide
In its last week of the term, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down a decision that could have a significant impact on the lives of some North Carolina offenders. The court ruled that a mandatory sentence of life in prison without possibility of parole is... by Michelle Sparrow | Apr 20, 2012 | Criminal Law Blog, Drunk Driving
The results of a drunk driving accident are never good. But when such an accident results in the loss of a life it’s truly a tragedy. This was the case in 1996 when a North Carolina man killed two people while driving. He had been drinking alcohol and was taking... by Michelle Sparrow | Mar 4, 2012 | Criminal Defense, Criminal Law Blog
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled recently that investigators improperly obtained data from a GPS device that tracked the comings and goings of a suspect. The prosecutors may not be able to use that data, but they are determined to mount a third trial against the... by Michelle Sparrow | Feb 20, 2012 | Criminal Law Blog, Drug Crimes
Supreme Court justices in North Carolina are reviewing arguments in the case of a teenager whose bra was searched at school. The young woman, who was suspected of drug crimes, was taken into a room, asked to untuck her shirt, and made to show school officials her bra...