Repository Collection 03
State v. Michael Parker
CASE ENTRY
Last Revised • July 11, 2026
This Source Verification Page documents the National Registry of Exonerations case profile for State v. Michael Parker, cited in Claim III of the Supplemental Motion. The case is referenced as an example of a North Carolina conviction later vacated following evidentiary failures, advances in forensic science, and expert review that undermined the prosecution's theory of the case. Claim III cites this source as supporting authority concerning forensic reliability, evidentiary integrity, and post-conviction relief.
Related SMAR Citation
“State v. Mike Parker: Pender Co. SBI mishandled evidence, presenting chain-of-custody failures, and DA's theory contradicted by later forensic review led to vacatur”
Case Name
State v. Michael Parker
Location
Henderson County, North Carolina
Convicted
1994
Exonerated
2014
Verification Source
The National Registry of Exonerations
Source Location
The National Registry of Exonerations
Highlighted Pages
2 - 3
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 subsequent medical, forensic, and expert review demonstrated that the evidentiary foundation supporting a conviction was unreliable. The Michael Parker case is cited as an example in which newly developed medical evidence, advances in forensic child interviewing techniques, and expert review undermined the prosecution's forensic theory, resulting in the vacatur of Parker's conviction. May relies upon Parker to illustrate that later scientific and investigative review has resulted in post-conviction relief where the evidence supporting a conviction proved fundamentally unreliable. 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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