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State v. May Trial Transcript Citation

TRIAL TRANSCRIPT ENTRY

Last Revised • July 4, 2026

This Source Verification Page documents portions of the State v. May trial transcript cited throughout Statement of Facts C of the Supplemental Motion. The cited testimony concerns events occurring in Asheville, North Carolina immediately following the July 1997 murders for which Lyle C. May was convicted. Although the original transcript has not yet been obtained for inclusion within the Source Verification Archive, the cited testimony identifies the circumstances surrounding the Defendant's detention, questioning, and custody. The transcript references are preserved here to document the testimony relied upon in the Supplemental Motion.


Related SMAR Citation

Trial Transcript, Tpp. 663–66;
Tpp. 667, 668; 1147–49;
Tpp. 670; 1151;
Tpp. 669–73; 1150–53;
Tpp. 677; 1152–63


Source Name

State v. May Trial Transcript


Referenced in the Supplemental Motion

Page 24, Paragraph: 41


Transcript Pages

1125–1128


Source Location

Buncombe County Superior Court Trial Record


Source Status

✔ Trial transcript pages cited throughout the Supplemental Motion

X Not obtained for inclusion

X Not a publicly available source

✔ Transcripts are likely available through counsel, court records, appellate records, or the case file.


Cited to Support

Lyle C. May alleges that APD Officer Darren Moore located, detained, questioned, and ultimately handcuffed the Defendant shortly after the July 1997 murders in Asheville, North Carolina while investigating the reported assault. The cited transcript passages are relied upon to establish Officer Moore's observations of the Defendant, the circumstances of the detention, the questions posed to the Defendant regarding his injuries, identity, and residence, and the officer's testimony concerning the Defendant's custodial status. May further cites this testimony to support his claim that the Defendant was subjected to custodial interrogation without being advised of his Miranda rights and was not free to leave during the encounter, as acknowledged by Officer Moore during both the suppression hearing and trial testimony


Supporting Documents

No transcript pages are currently available for public display within the Source Verification Archive.

If obtained in the future, the official transcript pages corresponding to this citation will be added here.


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