AFFIDAVIT OF EVERETT MORSE December, 2005
AFFIDAVIT OF DONALD BUFFKIN December, 2005
AFFIDAVIT OF BRYANT LANE December, 2005
GOVERNMENT'S RESPONSE (OPPOSITION) TO (DEFENSE) MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE December, 2005
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CIRCUIT COURT ORDER 1-12-06
DISTRICT COURT ORDER 1-27-06
DEFENSE MOTION TO TO ADD ADDITIONAL PREDICATE March 2006
DEFENSE MOTION TO EXPAND THE RECORD March, 2006
GOVERNMENT RESPONSE TO DISTRICT COURT ORDER March, 2006
GOVERNMENT MOTION TO STRIKE EXHIBITS FROM THE RECORD March, 2006
DEFENSE OPPOSITION TO GOV'T MOTION TO STRIKE EXHIBITS FROM THE RECORD March, 2006
DEFENSE STATEMENT OF ITEMIZED MATERIAL FACT April, 2006
GOVERNMENT RESPONSE TO DEFENSE MOTION TO ADD PREDICATE RE: DNA April, 2006
GOVERNMENT MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF ITS RESPONSE TO DEFENSE MOTION TO ADD PREDICATE April, 2006
GOVERNMENT'S RESPONSE TO DEFENSE MOTION TO EXPAND THE RECORD April 17, 2006
DEFENSE REPLY TO THE GOVERNMENT'S RESPONSE May 08, 2006
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AFFIDAVIT OF MRS. HELENA STOECKLEY (SR) April 16, 2007
MOTION TO SUPPLEMENT APPLICANT'S STATEMENT OF ITEMIZED MATERIAL EVIDENCE April 16, 2007
GOVERNMENT RESPONSE TO MOTION TO SUPPLEMENT May 07, 2007
PETITIONER’S REPLY TO RESPONSE OF THE UNITED STATES TO MOTION TO SUPPLEMENT STATEMENT OF ITEMIZED MATERIAL EVIDENCE May 11, 2007
GOVERNMENT MOTION RE: DEFENSE LETTER REQUESTING STATUS CONFERENCE November 14, 2007
EXHIBITS ATTACHED TO GOVERNMENT MOTION November 14, 2007
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JUDGEMENT IN A 2255 ACTION by Judge John C. Fox November 4, 2008
OPINION FROM JUDGE FOX November 6, 2008
GOVERMENT MOTION TO AMEND JUDGE FOX'S ORDER DENYING RELIEF November 24, 2008
• SUBMITTED WITH STATEMENT OF VERNOY KENNEDY taken August 23, 2006
DEFENSE NOTICE OF APPEARANCE/OPPOSITION TO GOV'T MOTION TO AMEND December 1, 2008
DEFENSE APPLICATOIN FOR COA, MEMORANDUM LAW, NOTICE OF APPEAL December 4, 2008
GOVERNMENT RESPONSE IN OPPOSITION TO DEFENSE APPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY December 2008
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DEFENSE REPLY TO GOV'T OPPOSITION TO DEFENSE REQUEST FOR CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY January 8, 2009
JUDGE FOX'S ORDER, RE: GOV'T MOTION TO AMEND DECISION, DEFENSE REQUEST TO DISTRICT COURT FOR COA January 9, 2009
DEFENSE APPEAL TO THE FOURTH CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS February 19, 2009
BRIEF OF THE INNOCENCE PROJECT, NORTH CAROLINA CENTER ON ACTUAL INNOCENCE AND THE NEW ENGLAND INNOCENCE PROJECT (AMICI CURIAE) March 31, 2009
GOVERNMENT OPPOSITION TO LEAVE TO FILE AMICUS BRIEF April 7, 2009
GRANTING OF LEAVE TO FILE AMICUS BRIEF BY FOURTH CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS April 9, 2009
ORDER GRANTING CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY (4th Circuit Court of Appeals) June 9, 2009
APPELLANT'S BRIEF July 20, 2009
GOVERNMENT'S RESPONSE TO APPELLANT'S BRIEF August 24, 2009
DEFENSE REPLY TO GOVERNMENT RESPONSE September 21, 2009
ORDER GRANTING ORAL ARGUMENTS December 15, 2009
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ORAL ARGUMENTS SCHEDULE MARCH 23, 2010 January 14, 2010
GOVERNMENT'S MOTION TO DISMISS APPEAL March 13, 2010
DEFENSE RESPONSE TO GOVERNMENT'S MOTION TO DISMISS APPEAL
March 17, 2010
GOVERNMENT REPLY TO DEFENSE RESPONSE RE: DISMISSAL OF APPEAL March 18, 2010
GOVERNMENT'S CORRECTED REPLY TO DEFENSE RESPONSE March 18, 2010
ORDER FROM THE FOURTH CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS POST-ORAL ARGUMENTS, May 6, 2010
BRIEFING SCHEDULE SET FORTH BY THE CIRCUIT COURT, May 6, 2010
SUPPLEMENTAL DEFENSE BRIEF, June 15, 2010
AMICUS BRIEF(The Innocence Project(s) and NACDL), June 15, 2010
GOVERNMENT OPPOSITION BRIEF TO THE ADMISSION OF THE AMICUS BRIEF, June 28, 2010
COURT ORDER ACCEPTING AMICUS BRIEF FOR THE RECORD, July 7, 2010
GOVERNMENT RESPONSE TO DEFENSE SUPPLEMENTAL BRIEF, July 15, 2010
DEFENSE REPLY TO GOVERNMENT RESPONSE, August 2, 2010
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OPINION by THE 4TH CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS VACATING DISTRICT COURT'S RULING, April 19, 2011
ORDER FROM JUDGE FOX RE: EVIDENTIARY HEARING , June 12, 2011
TRANSCRIPT OF THE STATUS CONFERENCE IN FRONT OF THE HON. JUDGE JAMES C. FOX, September 21, 2011
GOVERNMENT RESPONSE TO DEFENSE MOTION REQUESTING EVIDENTIARY HEARING, December 13, 2011
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DEFENSE POST-HEARING MEMORANDUM, June 10, 2013
DEFENSE REPLY TO GOV'T MEMORANDUM, August 22, 2013
Exhibit 1, Exhibit 2, Exhibit 3, Exhibit 4, Exhibit 5, Exhibit 6
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DISTRICT COURT ORDER DENYING DEFENSE MOTION TO VACATE (JUDGE'S DECISION POST-EVIDENTIARY HEARING OF 9.2012), July 24, 2014
DEFENSE MOTION TO ALTER OR AMEND JUDGEMENT, August 21, 2014
PLUS NEW ASSESSMENT OF FBI CRIME LAB, August 21, 2014
GOVERNMENT RESPONSE TO DEFENSE MOTION TO ALTER/AMEND, September 11, 2014
GOV'T NOTICE TO DISTRICT COURT RE: RECEIPT OF OAG FINDINGS AND ATTACHED EXHIBITS, September 23, 2014
DEFENSE REPLY TO OAG REPORT, September 25, 2014
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DEFENSE SUPPLEMENTAL MEMORANDUM POST-OAG REPORT 1-6-2015, January 6, 2015
GOVERNMENT'S RESPONSE TO DEFENSE'S SUPPLEMENTAL MEMORANDUM, February 12, 2015 *****NEW*****
GOVERNMENT'S NOTICE OF BRIAN MURTAGH'S APPEARANCE AT THE FOURTH CIRCUIT, February 20, 2015 *****NEW*****
DEFENSE NOTICE OF APPEAL TO FOURTH CIRCUIT, July 16, 2015 *****NEW*****
DEFENSE'S NOTICE OF JOE ZESZOTARSKI'S APPEARANCE AT THE FOURTH CIRCUIT, August 10, 2015 *****NEW*****
JEFF MACDONALD'S PRO SE MOTION TO FILE CORRECTED INFORMAL BRIEF (RE: IPA), September 25, 2015 *****NEW*****
JEFF MACDONALD'S PRO SEE INFORMAL OPENING BRIEF (RE: IPA), October 1, 2015 *****NEW*****
DEFENSE OPENING INFORMAL BRIEF ON APPEAL TO THE FOURTH CIRCUIT, November 12, 2015 *****NEW*****
DEFENSE INFORMAL OPENING BRIEF AT THE FOURTH CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS, November 12, 2015 *****NEW*****
PRO SE REPLY BRIEF TO GOVERNMENT RESPONSE RE: IPA APPEAL, December 15, 2015 *****NEW*****
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ORDER FROM FOURTH CIRCUIT GRANTING DEFENSE CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY (COA), April 4, 2016 *****NEW*****
ORDER FROM FOURTH CIRCUIT DETAILING BRIEFING ORDER FOR NEW APPEAL, April 5, 2016 *****NEW*****
MANDATE FROM THE FOURTH CIRCUIT, April 22, 2016 *****NEW*****
Defense Opening Brief at the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, June 7, 2016 *****NEW*****
Defense Joint Appendix 1 (supplement to Opening Brief), June 8, 2016 *****NEW***** Note: Large file - allow time to downlaod
Defense Joint Appendix 2, June 8, 2016 *****NEW***** Note: Large file - allow time to downlaod
Defense Joint Appendix 3, June 8, 2016 *****NEW***** Note: Large file - allow time to downlaod
DEFENSE REPLY TO GOVERNMENT's MOTION TO VACATE DEFENSE APPEAL, June 9, 2016 *****NEW*****
Government Response to Defense Opening Brief, August 3, 2016 *****NEW*****
GOVERNMENT RESPONSE TO DEFENSE OPENING BRIEF, September 6, 2016 *****NEW*****
CORRECTED VERSION OF GOVERNMENT RESPONSE BRIEF, September 6, 2016 *****NEW*****
Calendaring Document from the Fourth Circuit, Granting COA* to the Defense, October 21, 2016 *****NEW*****
*Certificate of Appealability Federal Judges can issue COA's in their decisions, or deny them; Judge Fox chose to deny the Defense a COA in his 2015 decision.One cannot appeal without first obtaining a COA. Thus,the Defense had to first "appeal" to the Fourth Circuit as to why a "COA" should be granted.
ORDER FROM FOURTH CIRCUIT GRANTING ORAL ARGUMENTS in JAN, 2017, November 21, 2016 *****NEW*****
AUSA JOHN BRUCE's ACKNOWLEDGEMENT* FORM, November 22, 2016 *****NEW******He will be arguing for the gov't at the Oral Arguments
DEFENSE ATTORNEY JOE ZSESZOTARSKI's ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FORM, November 23, 2016 *****NEW*****
Audio recording of Oral Arguments before the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals. Judges King, Motz and Harris presiding.
Joe Zeszotarski - for the defense, John Bruce- for the government, January 26, 2017 *****NEW*****
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