Repository Collection 03
State v. Lyle Clinton May
Motion for Appropriate Relief
COURT FILING ENTRY
Last Revised • July 6, 2026
This Source Verification Page documents a court filing submitted on behalf of Lyle Clinton May during his post-conviction proceedings arising from the July 1997 murders in Asheville, North Carolina. The Motion for Appropriate Relief is referenced within the Supplemental Motion to demonstrate that specific claims concerning the reliability of the confession and supporting evidence were previously presented to the state courts. This page preserves the citation and identifies the filing relied upon in Statement of Facts A.
Related SMAR Citation
"MAR Claim 1, Section C"
Document Name
State v. Lyle Clinton May Motion for Appropriate Relief
Claim
1
Section
C
Date
March 6, 2003
Verification Authority
News & Observer special report on SBI laboratory practices
Verification Location
Referenced in the Supplemental Motion for Appropriate Relief. Original filing maintained by Defendant's post-conviction counsel.
Source Location
Defendant's Motion for Appropriate Relief
Highlighted Pages
N/A
Referenced in the Supplemental Motion
Page 15, Paragraph 20
Source Status
✔ Citation identified
X Original filing not reviewed
X Not publicly available source
X Not included within the Source Verification Archive
Cited to Support
Lyle C. May alleges that his unrecorded confession was unreliable and should not have been admitted because his severe intoxication, serious mental illness, youth, and the circumstances of the interrogation prevented a knowing waiver of rights and rendered any confession unreliable. May cites MAR Claim 1, Section C to establish that these allegations were previously raised in his original Motion for Appropriate Relief and supported by mental health expert affidavits. He further relies upon this claim to argue that if the confession is determined to be inadmissible or false, the physical evidence in the case becomes substantially more important in evaluating guilt or innocence.
Supporting Documents
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