If you're the sort of person who respects police officers and law enforcement efforts generally, yet at the same time retains some skepticism regarding the strategies they sometimes employ, you'll certainly be interested -- and likely grow a bit depressed -- by hearing some of the details relevant to one of their favorite investigatory toys.
Sophisticated phone surveillance: Enter the stingray
Kerrick Trial
Some people has expressed "anger" about the Kerrick hung jury and mistrial. However, I see it as the system working at it's best, however imperfect.
The lawyers did their job of presenting and challenging the evidence.
The jurors did their job: listen to the evidence, work towards a verdict with fellow jurors without compromising their beliefs.
The judge did his job in declaring a mistrial when faced with an impasse.
There are many places where the judicial system is far more efficient and results are assured. Many Second and Third World nations come immediately to mind. But you would not want to live there.
North Carolina drug bust spotlights state power, resources
Question: How much time, effort and money will North Carolina law enforcement authorities willingly expend on covert surveillance of a state resident and ultimately charging that individual on a single criminal count of possession with the intent to sell and deliver marijuana?
The goal in every DWI case: promoting a client's best interests
An emotionally rending tale regarding a drunk driving conviction and its consequences for one woman in Maryland was recently related in a lengthy DWI-focused story appearing in the New York Times.
Under a strong spotlight presently: police credibility
"[M]aybe, in another time and place."
