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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
Lyle C. May alleges 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. May cites this source in support of his claims regarding forensic evidence practices affecting 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 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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