Repository Collection 03
Statement of Facts: D. Buncombe County District Attorney's Office
SOURCE VERIFICATION ARCHIVE
Last Revised • July 2, 2026
This collection contains the publicly available records, court documents, correspondence, legal authorities, and supporting materials cited in Statement of Facts: D. Buncombe County District Attorney's Office. These materials relate to prosecutorial conduct, disclosure obligations, case records, and other matters discussed in the Supplemental Motion.
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1"[Asheville Citizen Times]"
As Cited in the Supplemental Motion
Verified Source
The $8 Million Case Against Buncombe
Tonya Maxwell
Asheville Citizen-Times
"See statement by APD Det. Judy Romick; 7/14/97"
As Cited in the Supplemental Motion
Verified Source
Sworn Statement of APD Detective Judy Romick
July 14, 1997
Asheville Police Department Investigative Records
"[Prison Legal News]"
As Cited in the Supplemental Motion
Verified Source
Former Buncombe Prosecutor Pleads the Fifth
Jon Ostendorff
Asheville Citizen-Times
"Asheville Citizen Times, Nov. 9, 2003"
"Asheville Citizen Times"
As Cited in the Supplemental Motion
Verified Source
Murder Witness Claims Intimidation
Associated Press
StarNews Online
"[Asheville Citizen Times]"
As Cited in the Supplemental Motion
Verified Source
NC Prosecutor Explains How Innocent Men Were Jailed for Murder
WFMY Staff
WFMY News 2
Used to corroborate the Star News Online reporting
As Cited in the Supplemental Motion
Verified Source
Sheriff Accused of Bullying, Threatening Reporter
Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
December 11, 2003
“[State v. Davis, Buncombe County Superior Court No. CRS 57616-16]”
“[See State v. Phillip Davis, Joint Brief of the Parties, at 13].”
As Cited in the Supplemental Motion
Verified Source
State v. Philip Davis
Verified through Asheville Citizen-Times reporting
Buncombe County Superior Court
State v. Jamie Lamont Smith, Buncombe County Superior Court
As Cited in the Supplemental Motion
Verified Source
State v. Jamie Lamont Smith
Referenced post-conviction filings
Buncombe County Superior Court
"Tpp. 995-1001"
"[Tp.699]"
As Cited in the Supplemental Motion
Verified Source
State v. May Trial Transcript
Transcript Pages 995–1001 & 699
Buncombe County Superior Court Trial Record
"Statement of APD Officer Judy A. Hensley"
As Cited in the Supplemental Motion
Verified Source
Sworn Statement of APD Officer Judy A. Hensley
July 10, 1997
Defense Discovery
"[Tpp. 704; 1197]"
As Cited in the Supplemental Motion
Verified Source
State v. May Trial Transcript
Transcript Pages 704 & 1197
Buncombe County Superior Court Trial Record
“[Buncombe County District Attorney Debate: Challenging Questions before May 6th primary election ", by Hayley Benton]”
As Cited in the Supplemental Motion
Verified Source
Buncombe County District Attorney Debate: Challenging Questions Before May 6 Primary Election
Hayley Benton
Mountain Xpress
"See 'Top Gun II' CLE Handout in State v. May Racial Justice Act M.A.R."
As Cited in the Supplemental Motion
Verified Source
BATSON Justifications: Articulating Juror Negatives
1995 CLE Training Material
North Carolina Office of Indigent Defense Services
"Robinson Order at 360"
As Cited in the Supplemental Motion
Verified Source
State v. Marcus Robinson
Order Granting Motion for Appropriate Relief
Cumberland County Superior Court
[Richard Eugene Glossip v. State of Oklahoma, On Writ of Certiorari to the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals; Brief of Current and Former State and Federal Prosecutors as Amici Curiae in Support of Petitioner Richard Glossip, 4/30/24]
As Cited in the Supplemental Motion
Verified Source
Richard Eugene Glossip v. State of Oklahoma
Amicus Curiae Brief
Supreme Court of the United States
Mountain Xpress — Buncombe District Attorney Releases Statement on Supreme Court Decision
As Cited in the Supplemental Motion
Verified Source
Buncombe District Attorney Releases Statement on Supreme Court Decision
News Release from District Attorney Todd Williams
Mountain Xpress
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