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Fact Check: Did the North Carolina State Crime Lab Mishandle Evidence in Hundreds of Cases on Attorney General Roy Cooper's Watch?
SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT ENTRY
Last Revised • July 3, 2026
This supplemental report is an independent article published by Ballotpedia summarizing the findings of the Swecker-Wolf Report and the resulting reforms within the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation Crime Laboratory. The article provides additional context regarding laboratory reporting deficiencies, forensic misconduct, and statewide corrective actions, serving as an independently published source supporting the findings discussed throughout Statement of Facts A.
Related SMAR Citation
Related to: “[An Independent Review of the SBI Forensic Laboratory. Chris Swecker, Attorney at Law; Michael Wolf, Consultant. 2010]”
Source Name
Fact Check: Did the North Carolina State Crime Lab Mishandle Evidence in Hundreds of Cases on Attorney General Roy Cooper's Watch?
Author(s)
Fact Check by Ballotpedia Staff
Publication Date
September 16, 2016
Verification Source
Ballotpedia
Source Location
Ballotpedia
Highlighted Pages
2 - 5
Referenced in the Supplemental Motion
Supplemental research source related to Paragraphs 7 and 9
Source Status
✔ Supplemental source recovered and reviewed
✔ Article independently summarizes the findings of the Swecker-Wolf Report and related SBI reforms
✔ Publicly available source
✔ Included within the Source Verification Archive
Cited to Support
Supplemental verification of the Swecker-Wolf Report findings concerning SBI laboratory reporting practices, forensic reporting deficiencies, and the omission of negative or inconclusive confirmatory test results from laboratory reports. Supplemental verification of the Swecker-Wolf Report findings concerning SBI laboratory reporting practices, forensic reporting deficiencies, and the omission of negative or inconclusive confirmatory test results from laboratory reports. Lyle C. May cites this source in support of his allegations regarding forensic evidence practices that affected criminal prosecutions throughout North Carolina, including the forensic evidence presented in his Buncombe County prosecution arising from the July 1997 murders in Asheville, North Carolina. The Ballotpedia fact-check article is cited as an independent secondary source summarizing the findings of the Swecker-Wolf review, including concerns regarding misreported forensic results, the scope of affected cases, and the reforms implemented following the review. This source is included to provide additional context and independent discussion of the misconduct and reporting practices documented in the Swecker-Wolf Report.
Supporting Documents
Original Article
Link to the original article.
Highlighted Research Copy
Working research copy containing the highlighted passages cited in the Supplemental Motion.
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