Expert Mental Health Affidavits

This Source Verification Page documents the expert mental health affidavits referenced in Claim I of the Supplemental Motion. Although these affidavits are specifically cited in the motion, they were not included within the publicly available materials reviewed for this Source Verification Archive. The affidavits are expected to become available as exhibits during or following the evidentiary hearing and will be incorporated into this repository if they are released.

Related SMAR Citation

“[See affidavits of Moira Artigues MD, Thomas Hyde MD, Seymour Halleck MD, Pete Sansbury MD, and Claudia Coleman MD in the Defendant's original MAR and Amended MAR]”

Expert Affidavits Referenced

• Moira Artigues, M.D.
• Thomas Hyde, M.D.
• Seymour Halleck, M.D.
• Pete Sansbury, M.D.
• Claudia Coleman, M.D.

Verification Source

Referenced in the Supplemental Motion for Appropriate Relief.

Source Location

Referenced in Defendant's Original MAR and Amended MAR

Referenced in the Supplemental Motion

Page 40, Paragraph: 78

Source Status

✔ Referenced in the Supplemental Motion

X Not available for independent review

X Publicly available source

✔ Included within the Source Verification Archive

✔ Expected to become publicly available if introduced as exhibits during the evidentiary hearing.

Cited to Support

Lyle C. May alleges that qualified mental health experts concluded his age, mental illness, intoxication, and psychological condition at the time of his 1997 arrest and interrogation in Asheville, North Carolina, impaired his ability to knowingly, voluntarily, and intelligently waive his constitutional rights or provide a reliable confession.

The Supplemental Motion cites these expert affidavits in support of the claim that substantial expert medical and psychological evidence exists concerning May's mental condition and its effect on the voluntariness and reliability of his statements to law enforcement during the Buncombe County investigation. Although the affidavits were referenced in the Supplemental Motion, they were not included within the publicly available materials reviewed for this Source Verification Archive.

Supporting Documents

Current Status

No copies of the referenced expert affidavits have been obtained for inclusion within the Source Verification Archive.

Future Repository Updates

If these affidavits are admitted as exhibits or otherwise become publicly available following the evidentiary hearing, copies and highlighted research versions will be added to this page.