Repository Collection 03
State v. Lyle Clinton May Motion for Appropriate Relief
COURT FILING ENTRY
Last Revised • July 9, 2026
This Source Verification Page documents the Defendant's original Motion for Appropriate Relief filed on March 6, 2003. The filing is cited in Claim II of the Supplemental Motion because it demonstrates that allegations concerning the Defendant's mental condition, intoxication, youth, and the voluntariness of his confession were raised more than two decades before the present Supplemental Motion.
Related SMAR Citation
"[See also original MAR, pg. 31]"
Document Name
State v. Lyle Clinton May Motion for Appropriate Relief
Date
March 6, 2003
Referenced Page
31
Verification Source
Referenced in the Supplemental Motion for Appropriate Relief. Original filing maintained by Defendant's post-conviction counsel.
Source Location
Defendant's Motion for Appropriate Relief
Highlighted Pages
N/A
Referenced in the Supplemental Motion
Page 50, Paragraph: 101
✔ Original Court Order obtained
X Not reviewed
X Not publicly available source
X Not included within the Source Verification Archive
May's allegation that his unrecorded confession was unreliable and should not have been
admitted because his severe intoxication, serious mental illness, youth, and the circumstances of
the interrogation prevented a knowing waiver of rights and rendered any confession unreliable.
May cites MAR Claim 1, Section C to establish that these allegations were previously raised in his
original Motion for Appropriate Relief and supported by mental health expert affidavits. He further
relies upon this claim to argue that if the confession is determined to be inadmissible or false, the
physical evidence in the case becomes substantially more important in evaluating guilt or
innocence.
Source Status
Cited to Support
Supporting Documents
Original Motion for Appropriate Relief
The original Motion for Appropriate Relief has been cited in the Supplemental Motion but was not available for independent review during preparation of this Source Verification Archive.
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If the original Motion for Appropriate Relief or the referenced page becomes available through court records or post-conviction counsel, it will be added to this section.
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