Repository Collection 03
State v. Philip Davis
SUPPLEMENTAL CASE ENTRY
Last Revised • July 7, 2026
This Source Verification Page documents the criminal case of State v. Philip Davis as referenced in Statement of Facts D of the Supplemental Motion. Because the underlying court filings were not available for independent public review, this page relies upon contemporaneous reporting by the Asheville Citizen-Times to verify the disposition of the case and provide additional context regarding the destruction of jury selection notes and the agreement to grant a new sentencing hearing.
Related SMAR Citation
“[State v. Davis, Buncombe County Superior Court No. CRS 57616-16]”
“[See State v. Phillip Davis, Joint Brief of the Parties, at 13].”
Source Name
State v. Philip Davis
Citation
Buncombe County Superior Court No. 97 CRS 57616-16
Publication
Asheville Citizen-Times
Publication Date
November 3, 2016
Verification Source
Asheville Citizen Times (Tonya Maxwell)
Source Location
Asheville Citizen-Times
Highlighted Pages
1–3, 6 (Page 3 – Top Gun II reference)
Referenced in the Supplemental Motion
Page 29, Paragraph: 51
The Joint Brief of the Parties in State v. Philip Davis was not publicly accessible at the time this Source Verification Page was prepared. Verification of the case and related proceedings relies upon contemporaneous reporting and publicly available court information. Should the original court filings become available, they will be added to this page.
May's allegation that prosecutorial misconduct within the Buncombe County District Attorney's Office
extended beyond his own case and affected other capital prosecutions. May cites State v. Davis to
support his claim that evidence relevant to post-conviction review was intentionally destroyed by the
District Attorney's Office. Specifically, May relies upon findings and representations made in the Davis
proceedings that jury selection notes and juror questionnaires were purposefully destroyed, thereby
impairing the defendant's ability to litigate claims arising from his capital sentencing proceedings.
Verification Notes
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Working research copy containing the highlighted passages cited in the Supplemental Motion.
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