The full evidentiary hearing on the claims returned to the MAR court must be scheduled by 1st April 2022

The NC Supreme court held that the MAR court erred in dismissing the claims of IAC and remanded to the MAR court to conduct a full evidentiary hearing

Denial of the request for review by a different and neutral superior court judge

Motion to withdraw and reappoint lead counsel granted Jul 2021

Argument of the key issues in front of the NC Supreme Court in April 2021

Additional brief filed Jun 2020

Additional brief requested Mar 2020

Co-counsel withdrew and new counsel appointed Oct 19

Petition issued for the NC Supreme court to review the court orders denying the MAR/SMAR and also requesting review by a neutral judge

Dismissal of claims related to the sentencing phase of the trial

After a psychiatric evaluation was ordered and conducted, it was determined that I had capacity to proceed on my own and motion to remove attorneys was denied

In July of 2018 I filed a pro se motion to remove defence counsel for failing to follow their client's lawful instructions

The only full evidentiary hearing to date was restricted to the claims of IAC during the sentencing phase

This later hearing never happened, having been cancelled with no explanation

At the now 'limited' guilt/innocence phase hearing, only one of the the 5 witnesses subpoaened was heard. After a recantation of testimony was produced, the hearing was ordered continued at a later date.

Court reserved ruling on subparts of 3 of SMAR

The NC Supreme court later vacated parts of this order and returned the claims relating to IAC to the MAR court for a full evidentiary hearing

Scheduling Hearing

Memorandum in Response to Oral Argument

State Reply to Response

Response to Motion for Denial

State Motion for Denial

6 years later, a Supplemental MAR was added to this which included additional claims to the original MAR, bringing the total number of claims to12

The second phase of the appeal, which allows the defendent to raise issues supported by facts not contained within the trial record

The direct appeal is limited to errors in the trial court proceedings and was denied in 2006

I was convicted solely on the evidence of one State's 'eyewitness' who had been coerced to testify against me (ultimately unsuccessfully) by the same DA and investigator in a case some years previously

In 1999 I was charged with capital murder, despite their being no physical evidence connecting me to the crime.