Repository Collection 03
State v. Jonathon Hoffman
CASE ENTRY
Last Revised • July 11, 2026
This Source Verification Page documents the National Registry of Exonerations case profile for State v. Jonathon Hoffman, cited in Claim III of the Supplemental Motion. The case is referenced as an example of a North Carolina conviction later vacated following the prosecution's failure to disclose material impeachment evidence concerning a key witness. It is included to illustrate comparable instances in which withheld evidence affecting witness credibility resulted in post-conviction relief.
Related SMAR Citation
“State v. Jonathan Hoffman: Union Co. Police informant deals concealed; prosecutors withheld impeachment and witness reliability information, led to vacatur.”
Case Name
State v. Jonathon Hoffman
Location
Union County, North Carolina
Convictred
1996
Exonerated
2007
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
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May's allegation that North Carolina courts have granted post-conviction relief where prosecutors
failed to disclose material impeachment evidence concerning key prosecution witnesses. The
Jonathon Hoffman case is cited as an example in which the prosecution concealed benefits
provided to a principal witness, including immunity from federal prosecution and financial
compensation, depriving the defense of material impeachment evidence. May relies upon Hoffman
to illustrate that the concealment of material impeachment evidence affecting witness credibility
has resulted in the vacatur of convictions and subsequent exoneration in North Carolina.
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