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SBI Finds Dozens More Lab Errors

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This news article reports that the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation identified additional laboratory reporting errors following the release of the Swecker-Wolf Report. The article documents public statements by SBI Director Greg McLeod acknowledging additional deficiencies within the laboratory, providing further evidence that the reporting problems extended beyond the initial findings and supporting the allegations discussed throughout Statement of Facts A.


Related SMAR Citation

“("Statement by SBI Director Greg McLeod on District Attorney's Review of Serology Cases, March 22, 2010)”


Source Name

SBI Finds Dozens More Lab Errors


Author(s)

ABC11 News


Publication

ABC11 Raleigh-Durham


Publication Date

March 22, 2011


Verification Source

SBI Finds Dozens More Lab Errors


Source Location

ABC11 News


Highlighted Pages

1


Referenced in the Supplemental Motion

Page 11-12, Paragraph: 13


Source Status

✔ Article recovered, reviewed, and verified

✔ Relevant statement by SBI Director Greg McLeod highlighted

✔ Publicly available source

✔ Included within the Source Verification Archive


Cited to Support

May's allegation that the deficiencies identified within the SBI Crime Laboratory were not limited to the cases reviewed in the Swecker-Wolf Report and continued to surface after the report's release. The statement by SBI Director Greg McLeod is cited to establish that the SBI identified an additional 74 cases containing serology reporting issues similar to those previously identified during the independent review. May relies upon this source to support his claim that the misconduct and reporting deficiencies uncovered within the SBI Forensic Biology Section were broader and more pervasive than initially recognized, affecting additional criminal cases and reinforcing concerns regarding the reliability of SBI forensic evidence during the period in which evidence in his own case was analyzed.


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