Former Buncombe Prosecutor Pleads the Fifth

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May's allegation that former Assistant District Attorney Kate Dreher was required to appear for a deposition in civil litigation arising from the wrongful convictions of Robert Wilcoxson and Kenneth Kagonyera and invoked her Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination during questioning. The Asheville Citizen-Times article is cited to document reporting concerning Dreher's deposition testimony, her invocation of the Fifth Amendment, and allegations raised in the underlying litigation regarding the withholding of evidence favorable to the defense. May relies upon this source to support his claim that prosecutorial conduct in the Wilcoxson-Kagonyera matter became the subject of civil litigation and scrutiny concerning the handling and disclosure of evidence.

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