State v. McNeil
North Carolina General Statutes 15A-1468(e) states:
“All proceedings of the Commission shall be recorded and transcribed as part of the record. All Commission member votes shall be recorded in the record. All records and proceedings of the Commission are confidential and are exempt from public record and public meeting laws except that the supporting records for the Commission's conclusion that there is sufficient evidence of factual innocence to merit judicial review, including all files and materials considered by the Commission and a full transcript of the hearing before the Commission, shall become public at the time of referral to the superior court. Commission records for conclusions of insufficient evidence of factual innocence to merit judicial review shall remain confidential…”
In the case of State v. McNeil, the Commission conducted a hearing on January 16, 2009. The Commission unanimously voted that there was not sufficient evidence to merit judicial review. At that time, the investigation was closed. The only document relevant to the Commission hearing that became public record is the Commission opinion. You may view that opinion below.
The official court file is public record and you may contact the Wake County Clerk of Court if you wish to review those documents.
