DA pushes for prosecution of drug dealers in overdose deaths

District Attorney Andrew Womble says he is stepping up efforts with local law enforcement agencies to confront overdose deaths in the region by more severely prosecuting narcotics dealers. Last week, a Roanoke Island man was charged with second-degree murder after a...

Police Body Worn Cameras What Prosecutors Need to Know

As police departments across the United States embrace the use of police body-worn cameras (“BWCs”), it is imperative that prosecutors be involved in the process as early as possible. The cameras will inevitably capture a great deal of evidentiary material that will...

Should Tech Companies Help Law Enforcement Break Into Your Devices?

While the battle between the FBI and Apple over whether the government could force the tech giant to hack into one of its phones in the service of an investigation made big headlines, the tug-of-war between technology companies and the government over encryption wages...