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State v. May Trial Transcript
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This Source Verification Page documents the archived News & Observer article cited in Claim I of the Supplemental Motion. The article reports on public statements made by former SBI analyst J.T. Taub concerning historical SBI laboratory reporting practices and documents additional reporting regarding SBI analyst Brenda Bissette. The article is cited to support allegations concerning forensic reporting practices relevant to the Defendant's case.
Related SMAR Citation
"[Ex-SBI analyst defends withholding test results", News & Observer, August 20, 2010]"
Article Name
Ex-SBI Analyst Defends Withholding Test Results
Author(s)
Mandy Locke & Joseph Neff
Publication
The News & Observer
Publication Date
August 20, 2010
Verification Source
Archived copy of "Ex-SBI Analyst Defends Withholding Test Results"
Source Location
Originally published by The News & Observer; archived copy located through Google Groups.
Archived Article
Original Publication
Referenced in the Supplemental Motion
Page 44, Paragraph: 90 - 91
1–2
X Original News & Observer article not located through the newspaper's current website
X Archived copy obtained, reviewed, and verified through Google Groups.
X Article content identifies publication by The News
& Observer on August 20, 2010 and attributes authorship to Mandy Locke and Joseph Neff.
X Included within the Source Verification Archive
May's allegation that SBI analysts routinely omitted negative confirmatory serology test results from
laboratory reports; that former SBI analyst Jed Taub publicly defended the practice by stating that negative
confirmatory results were not reported because analysts could not be certain blood was absent; and that
Taub attributed any resulting misunderstanding to defense attorneys rather than the laboratory. May relies
upon this article to support his claim that SBI analysts involved in his case subscribed to laboratory
reporting practices later criticized for concealing potentially favorable information from defendants and their
counsel. The article is further cited because Taub participated in the forensic examination of evidence in the
Defendant's case and publicly defended the reporting practices examined during the SBI laboratory review.
Highlighted Pages
Source Status
Cited to Support
Brenda Bissette “botched blood evidence in a capital murder case swapping the victim and
suspect's blood sample.”
Supporting Documents
Original Article
Link to the Google Groups article.
Highlighted Research Copy
Working research copy containing the highlighted passages cited in the Supplemental Motion.
Supporting Documents
Currently Available
No copy of the cited trial transcript pages has been obtained for inclusion within the Source Verification Archive.
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