A selection of news items regarding the 14th Circuit Solicitor’s Office and Solicitor Duffie Stone.
2022
San Francisco’s new D.A. says she can ‘restore order’ while pressing reform. Critics aren’t so sure; July 9, 2022, Gregory Yee, The Los Angeles Times.
Lowcountry Solicitor, Sheriff’s Office talk about abortion law enforcement; July 8, 2022, WSAV.
2021
Solicitor’s Office Drug and Alcohol rehabilitation program expands in Lowcountry; Aug. 3, 2021, WSAV.
Solicitor’s Office unveils new plans to cut down ‘unprecedented’ backlog of criminal cases; May 13, 2021; WSAV
New leadership to head up regional human trafficking task force; April 27, 2021; Hampton County Guardian
2020
Solicitor’s Office uses technology, preparation to deal with case backlog; Nov. 9, 2020; WSAV
Commentary: 9 ways SC should reform criminal justice, improve public trust; June 30, 2020; The (Charleston, S.C.) Post and Courier
Georgia Assigns A New Prosecutor For The Ahmaud Arbery Case; May 11, 2020; National Public Radio
The code breakers: This vault is the epicenter in law enforcement’s battle to unlock encrypted smartphones; Feb. 11, 2020; USA Today
‘Equally culpable’: SC Supreme Court upholds conviction in Hilton Head child’s murder; Feb. 7, 2020, The (Hilton Head) Island Packet
Lowcountry organization holds meeting to discuss ways to notice, combat human trafficking; Jan. 22, 2020; WTOC
NDAA Announces Human Trafficking Advisory Board and Best Practices Guide; Jan. 30, 2020; National District Attorney’s Association
2019
South Carolina dealing with lack of properly trained nurses for sexual assault victims; Nov. 25, 2019; WTOC
America’s new ‘progressive prosecutors’ are getting pushback; Nov. 12, 2019; The Washington Post
First in the State: Victims’ Services Center opens in the Lowcountry; Oct. 10, 2019; WSAV
Restore Pell Grant Eligibility to Incarcerated Students; Oct. 10, 2019; RouteFifty.com
No charges for Colleton deputy who shot burglary suspect outside Walterboro church; Sept. 29, 2019; WCIV
Ex-priest dies months into SC imprisonment for raping boys; June 26, 2019; WRDW
How Charleston-area police shooting and use of force investigations are changing; May 2, 2019; The (Charleston) Post and Courier
South Carolina fifth-grader Raniya Wright died of natural causes, prosecutor says; April 19, 2019; CNN
Monster Unknown; March 2019; The (Hilton Head) Island Packet
South Carolina lawmakers back bill to combat child torture; March 8, 2019; The Associated Press
Report: Progress made, but SC must do more to combat deadly domestic violence toll; Feb. 6, 2019; The (Charleston) Post and Courier
‘A tragedy, not a crime,’ solicitor says of Beaufort Co. man’s death. Family disagrees; Feb. 4, 2019; The (Hilton Head) Island Packet
Helping innocent people out of jail? Lawyers can’t agree if it should be an added duty; Jan. 24, 2019; The (Myrtle Beach) Sun News
2018
After losing a close race for Beaufort County sheriff, Woodward makes career move; Dec. 14, 2018; The (Hilton Head) Island Packet
Some say it’s time to reevaluate efficacy of jail bonds; Nov. 2, 2018; Statehouse Report.
South Carolina death penalty: Lowcountry solicitor says default electric chair; Feb. 20, 2018; WSAV
2017
Teen charged as adult in connection with deadly 2015 shooting in Ridgeland; Nov. 27, 2017; The (Hilton Head) Island Packet
Should SC attorney general’s office investigate all officer-involved shootings?; Nov. 7, 2017; The (Columbia) State
Why South Carolina solicitor’s offices are turning to social media, videos to reach the public; Nov. 9, 2017; The (Charleston) Post and Courier
Cop’s glasses camera captures shooting up close in S.C.; Aug. 11, 2017; CBS News
Disagreement emerges between solicitors, SLED: Whose job is it to close police shooting probes?; Aug. 2, 2017, The (Charleston) Post and Courier
Pascoe beefs up his SC public corruption team with 3 sitting solicitors; March 13, 2017; The (Columbia) State
Hope Haven of the Lowcountry and CODA merge to combat child abuse and domestic violence; Jan. 23, 2017; WJCL
2016
Duffie Stone wins third term for 14th Circuit Solicitor; June 15, 2016; WTOC
Vets treatment court’s first graduate embraces fresh start; Oct. 4, 2016; The Bluffton Sun
New domestic violence gun law in SC hard to track in court; Feb. 6, 2016; The Associated Press