Repository Collection 03
State of North Carolina v. Darrell Elburt Godfrey
COURT RECORD ENTRY
Last Revised • July 9, 2026
This Source Verification Page documents the Buncombe County District Court Register of Actions for State of North Carolina v. Darrell Elburt Godfrey. The court record is cited in Claim II of the Supplemental Motion to document a prior criminal conviction involving Darrell Godfrey and to evaluate information that was available before trial regarding the State's primary witness.
Related SMAR Citation
"[See 96 CR 062965]"
Case Name
State of North Carolina v. Darrell Elburt Godfrey
Citation
96 CR 062965
Date
Offense Date: 08/23/1996
Filed Date: 09/09/1996
Verification Source
Register of Actions – 96CR062965-100
Source Location
Buncombe County District Court Register of Actions
Highlighted Pages
1 - 4
Referenced in the Supplemental Motion
Page 52, Paragraph: 107
✔ Original Court Order obtained and reviewed.
✔ Relevant passages highlighted.
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✔ Included within the Source Verification Archive
May's allegation that Darrell Godfrey had a criminal conviction for Assault with a Deadly Weapon
arising from an incident that occurred prior to the July 1997 homicides; that the charge originally
involved Assault with a Deadly Weapon Inflicting Serious Injury; and that evidence of this
conviction could have been used to impeach Godfrey's credibility and challenge the State's
portrayal of him had he testified at the Defendant's trial. May cites this court record to support his
claim that the jury was not informed of material information concerning Godfrey's criminal history.
Source Status
Cited to Support
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