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Buncombe County District Attorney Debate: Challenging Questions Before May 6 Primary Election
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This Source Verification Page documents a Mountain Xpress article covering the 2014 Buncombe County District Attorney debate. The article reports on public statements made by District Attorney Ron Moore concerning his office's prosecution of capital cases, the number of death penalty prosecutions handled during his tenure, and the experience of prosecutors assigned to those cases. Statement of Facts D cites this article to document the experience and responsibilities of prosecutors involved in capital litigation during the period relevant to the Supplemental Motion.
Related SMAR Citation
"[Buncombe County District Attorney Debate: Challenging Questions before May 6th primary election", by Hayley Benton]
Source Name
Buncombe County District Attorney Debate: Challenging Questions Before May 6 Primary Election
Author(s)
Hayley Benton
Publication
Mountain Xpress
Publication Date
April 12, 2014
Verification Source
Buncombe County District Attorney Debate: Challenging Questions Before May 6 Primary Election
Source Location
Mountain Xpress
Highlighted Pages
4
Referenced in the Supplemental Motion
Page 34, Paragraph: 60
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May's allegation that former Buncombe County District Attorney Ron Moore and Assistant District
Attorney Kate Dreher possessed substantial experience prosecuting capital cases and were highly
familiar with the procedures, training, and legal obligations associated with death-penalty litigation.
The Mountain Xpress article is cited to document Moore's public statements regarding the number
of capital cases he prosecuted, the frequency with which he sought death sentences, and the
specialized training and experience of prosecutors within his office. May relies upon this source to
support his claim that Moore and Dreher were experienced capital litigators whose actions and
decisions in capital cases were made with a full understanding of the legal and ethical
responsibilities associated with such prosecutions.
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