State v. Reeves
North Carolina General Statute 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. Reeves, the Commission conducted a hearing on December 14, 2007. The Commission voted by majority that there was sufficient evidence to merit judicial review. At that time, the case was referred forward to a three-judge panel. The documents presented at the Commission hearing became public record and are included below.
The Commission hearing was recorded and transcribed by a court reporter. You may view the transcript by requesting an appointment with the Commission staff or you may order a copy of the transcript through the court reporter.
You may contact the court reporter at:
Tori Pittman, RDR, CRI, CVR-CM
The Last Word Inc. P.O. Box 47
Wake Forest, NC 27588
1-919-931-6222
The final three-judge panel hearing was held in Pitt County from August 25, 2008 through September 3, 2008. At the conclusion of that hearing, the three judge panel ruled that Mr. Reeves had not proven his innocence by clear and convincing evidence and relief was denied. The documents and transcript from that hearing were made a part of the official court file and are public record. You may contact the Pitt County Clerk of Court if you wish to review those documents.
Reeves hearing PowerPoint presentation
Handouts provided to the Commission during hearing
