Repository Collection 03
Statement of Facts: A. North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation
SOURCE VERIFICATION ARCHIVE
Last Revised • July 2, 2026
This collection contains the reports, court decisions, government records, and other supporting authorities cited throughout Statement of Facts A of the Supplemental Motion. Each source has been independently verified and organized to assist readers in examining the materials relied upon within this section.
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1"An Independent Review of the SBI Forensic Laboratory"
As Cited in the Supplemental Motion
Verified Source
An Independent Review of the SBI Forensic Laboratory
Chris Swecker & Michael Wolf
2010
"Related to "“[An Independent Review of the SBI Forensic Laboratory. Chris Swecker, Attorney at Law; Michael Wolf, Consultant. 2010]”"
Not Cited in the Supplemental Motion
Verified Source
Fact Check: Did the North Carolina State Crime Lab Mishandle Evidence in Hundreds of Cases on Attorney General Roy Cooper's Watch?
Fact Check by Ballotpedia Staff
September 16, 2016
"SBI practices stun former high-ranking FBI official", Charlotte Observer
As Cited in the Supplemental Motion
Verified Source
SBI's methods stun former FBI official
Peter St. Onge
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
("DAs demand full SBI audit," News and Observer, August 28th, 2010)
As Cited in the Supplemental Motion
Verified Source
DAs demand full SBI audit
Mandy Locke & Joseph Neff
("SBI bloodstain analysis team went leaderless for 21 years", News and Observer, September 9, 2010)
As Cited in the Supplemental Motion
Verified Source
SBI bloodstain analysis team went leaderless for 21 years
Staff
NC Newsline / NC Policy Watch archive trail
("State police group urges criminal probe of SBI," News and Observer, August 19, 2010)
As Cited in the Supplemental Motion
Verified Source
Legal tangle may slow SBI reforms
Mandy Locke & Joseph Neff
("Statement by SBI Director Greg McLeod on District Attorney's Review of Serology Cases, March 22, 2010")
As Cited in the Supplemental Motion
Verified Source
SBI Finds Dozens More Lab Errors
ABC11 News
"State v. Derrick Allen,
Durham County Superior Court,
File Nos. 98CRS 55208, 98CRS 7979-7980;
Order of Dismissal"
As Cited in the Supplemental Motion
Verified Source
State v. Derrick Allen
Durham County Superior Court
Order of Dismissal
"State v. May, 534 N.C. 172, 175, 552 S.E. 2d 151, 154 (2001)"
As Cited in the Supplemental Motion
Verified Source
State v. May
534 N.C. 172, 175, 552 S.E. 2d 151, 154 (2001)
North Carolina Supreme Court Opinion
“See also ‘DNA Mislabeled in Murder Case,’ Winston-Salem Journal, August 28, 2005”
As Cited in the Supplemental Motion
Verified Source
DNA Mislabeled in Murder Case
Phoebe Zerwick
Winston-Salem Journal
"[Tpp. 1125-28]"
As Cited in the Supplemental Motion
Verified Source
State v. May Trial Transcript
Pages 1125–1128
Buncombe County Superior Court Trial Record
Paragraphs 18–19 introducing Brenda Bissette and her involvement in May's case.
As Cited in the Supplemental Motion
Verified Source
Witness for the prosecution: SBI lab loyal to law enforcement
Mandy Locke & Joseph Neff
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
"State v. May, 534 N.C. 172, 175, 552 S.E. 2d 151, 154 (2001)"
As Cited in the Supplemental Motion
Verified Source
State v. May
534 N.C. 172, 175, 552 S.E. 2d 151, 154 (2001)
North Carolina Supreme Court Opinion
"SBI Laboratory Report, SBI Lab No. R970017863, Agency File No. 97-15 51029"
As Cited in the Supplemental Motion
Verified Source
SBI Laboratory Report
Lab No. R970017863
North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation Crime Laboratory Records
"MAR Claim 1, Section C"
As Cited in the Supplemental Motion
Verified Source
State v. Lyle Clinton May Motion for Appropriate Relief
Claim 1, Section C
Filed March 6, 2003
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