Repository Collection 03
State v. Glen Edward Chapman
CASE ENTRY
Last Revised • July 11, 2026
This Source Verification Page documents the National Registry of Exonerations case profile for State v. Glen Edward Chapman, cited in Claim III of the Supplemental Motion. The case is referenced as an example of a North Carolina conviction later overturned following the suppression of material exculpatory evidence, the concealment of evidence identifying an alternative suspect, and prosecutorial misconduct. It is included to illustrate comparable instances in which withheld exculpatory evidence resulted in post-conviction relief.
Related SMAR Citation
“State v. Glen Edward Chapman: Catawba Co. Police informant withheld exculpatory evidence and concealed alternative suspect evidence; prosecutors built argument on incomplete/contaminated case file led to vacatur and exoneration.”
Case Name
State v. Glen Edward Chapman
Location
Catawba County, North Carolina
Convicted
1994
Exonerated
2008
Verification Source
The National Registry of Exonerations
Source Location
The National Registry of Exonerations
Highlighted Pages
1 - 2
Referenced in the Supplemental Motion
Page 59, Paragraph 121
Source Status
✔ Obtained and reviewed.
✔ Relevant passages highlighted.
✔ Publicly available source.
✔ Included within the Source Verification Archive.
Cited to Support
Lyle C. May alleges that North Carolina courts have granted post-conviction relief where the prosecution withheld material exculpatory evidence, including evidence identifying alternative suspects. The Glen Edward Chapman case is cited as an example in which prosecutors failed to disclose evidence that included another person's confession, witness testimony identifying an alternative suspect, and forensic evidence that contradicted material portions of the State's theory of the case. May relies upon Chapman to illustrate that the suppression of material exculpatory evidence and alternative suspect evidence resulted in the grant of a new trial, dismissal of the charges, and Chapman's subsequent exoneration. May cites this authority in support of his request for disclosure of evidence relating to his Buncombe County case arising from the July 1997 murders in Asheville, North Carolina.
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