Supreme Court ruling in Scott's favour sending the appeal back to the MAR court for a full evidentiary hearing over the legal failure at trial

Writ of Certiorari under consideration by the NC Supreme Court

Brief submitted by the defense pertaining to the appeal in front of the NC Supreme Court

Interview given by Vanessa shortly before her death where she talks about her struggle to get anyone to help her to put things right

Transcript of a video call with Vanessa S. in which she openly talks about her testimony being the result of having been pressured by law enforcement.

A questionnaire filled in by Vanessa S., talking about her false statements made in 1999.

Agreement between the State of North Carolina in exchange for her testimon y against Scott

First statement to the police by Vanessa S. 10th August 1999

Second statement to the police by Vanessa S.

Statement at the trial by Vanessa S.

Letter Vanessa wrote to Scott in 2000, nearly one year after they had been arrested.

Verified handwritten letter sent to Scott whilst awaiting trial stating clearly 'we are innocent'

Vanessa Smith already had accused Scott of a crime in an earlier case before. This is her recantation of that accusation in which she details that her initial statement was partially drafted by the police.

Expert opinion by a former FBI agent. Concluding the police investigation was sub standard and the murder could not have possibly have happened in the way described by the main witness, Vanessa S.

Transcript of a conversation between the trial judge and the prosecution, outside the presence of the jury wherein the judge quite accurately summarizes the prosecutions case as a 'joke'

Supplemental Motion adding additional legal arguments to the MAR from 2007.

While not complete, the MAR and SMAR from 2007 and 2013 are the legal documents that give the most comprehensive summary of Scott's case and what went wrong with it.

Transcript of a court hearing from 2018. Subject matter is Scott's attempt to replace his attorneys. The document also gives a brief overview what has happened in Scott's hearings up to that point. It also gives a glimpse of how difficult it is to get evidence in front of the court

Transcript of Pierre Oldham's testimony exploring his failings at trial

Transcript of Dr Herfkens' testimony on her professional opinion of Vanessa Smith's mental health history

Transcript of Lois Lawson's testimony detailing her then husband's motive to harm Gailey, Vanessa's anger toward Scott at leaving her for Kelly Racobs and the fact that neither of his trial attorneys asked her to tesify

Transcript of Christina Chamberlain testimony of Scott staying overnight at her house on the night of the shooting

Transcript of Atkinson testimony admitting to knowing of Scott's alibi or the night of shooting, and the letter from Vanessa stating his innocence, but failing to use either

Affidavit of Kelly Racobs, detailing Vanessa's escalating anger prior to accusing Scott of Chris Gailey's murder

Affidavit of Robert Johnson contradicting Vanessa's timeline, her story that Scott was armed that night, and identifying another individual with motive to harm Chris Gailey in the woods ont he night of the mrder

Affidavit of Lois Lawson in which she talks about her then husband leaving their house armed and angry on the night of the shooting

Affidavit of Scott's ex wife showing Vanessa's state of mind at the time she accused Scott of the murder

Affidavit confirming Christina Chamberlain's account of Scott spending the night of the shooting at her house

Christina found Scott asleep on her couch when coming home from work at approx. 1:00 am. Vanessa S. claims Scott was in the forest, throwing rocks at the wounded Chris G. for the whole night (until sunrise). She was not asked to testify in Scott's trial.

Kelly R. was the woman for which Scott had left Vanessa S.; Kelly recounts various calls by Vanessa S. as well as one surprise visit at her house, shortly before Vanessa S. went to the police and testified against Scott.

Former husband of Vanessa S. His affidavit gives insight into Vanessa's state of mind after Scott left her for Kelly R.

Affidavit of Juror 1 expressing reservations over Vanessa's veracity and confirming Scott had been shackled in view of the jury

Affidavit of Alternate juror expressing reservations over the State's case, the lack of effective cross examination, and the fact that the jury saw Scott shackled in the courtroom

One of a series of video clips where Wesley Hopkins and his father talk to Scott's post conviction counsel about the discrepencies between the crime scene as discovered and the state's version of events

One of a series of video clips where Wesley Hopkins and his father talk to Scott's post conviction counsel about the discrepencies between the crime scene as discovered and the state's version of events

One of a series of video clips where Wesley Hopkins and his father talk to Scott's post conviction counsel about the discrepencies between the crime scene as discovered and the state's version of events

Video Transcript (I)

Video Transcript (II)

Video Transcript (III)

Affidavit of Wesley Hopkins, who discovered Gailey's body, detailing how the crime scene photos shown at trial were incorrect

Affidavit of Vanessa Smith's pre-trial cellmate detailing her erratic and unstable behaviour, her conflicting stories and how she manipulated her way out of jail

Letter to Scott's attorney by Vanessa's partner in 2003. Troy S. describes how Vanessa brags about getting rid of Scott and threatens to do the same to Troy. Scott's attorney never followed up on the letter

Affidavit by Troy S., describing his relationship with Vanessa S. and how she repeatedly bragged about making Scott's life hell – and how she claimed to have committed the murder herself

Witness for the night of the murder. Statements contradict Vanessa S.' recount of the events.

Dustin M. recounts that, during the investigation as well as during the trial, the police and the prosecution were pushing him into saying things that were not true.

Expert opinion by a psychologist, asked to assess documents about Vanessa S.' stays in drug treatment centers as well as other available information on her mental health.

Transcript of Jeffrey P.'s testimony at the trial in 2003.

Transcript of deputy Catha W.'s testimony at the trial in 2003.

Transcript of detective McIver's's testimony at the trial in 2003.

Transcript of Dr. Butts' testimony at the trial in 2003.

Transcript of John B.'s testimony at the trial in 2003.

First transcript of Lieutnant Barry B.'s testimony at the trial in 2003.

Second transcript of Lieutnant Barry B.'s testimony at the trial in 2003.

Transcript of Lilly E's testimony at the trial in 2003.

Friend of Chris G.; Had been in a fight with Chris that involved a knife just shortly before the murder.

Transcript of Lieutenant Poole's testimony at the trial in 2003.

Transcript of Robert J's testimony at the trial in 2003.

Witness for the night of the murder. Statements contradict Vanessa S.' recount of the events.

Witness for the night of the murder. Statements contradict Vanessa S.' recount of the events.

Husband of Tanzy L.; Owner of the car Chris G., Vanessa S. and Scott left in at the night of the murder.

Statement made by Jeffrey Page in November 1999. This significantly differs from his initial interview, and includes a number of convenient details not present in his earlier statement

Initial Interview conducted with Jeffrey Page 27th October 1999. Notable for it's complete contradiction of his 3rd November statement

Agreement between the State of North Carolina and Jeffrey Page in exchange for his testimony against Scott

Interview with Jamie Fender in which he admits to being angry, armed and out looking for Scott on the night of the shooting

Summary of Kristian Allen's interview with Jamie Fender

Autopsy report and other documents (e. g. crime scene report).

Lab report detailing the little analysis that was done on the evidence found at the crime scene. Although the knife appears to have been sent for further testing, either none was done or the results were of no use to the prosecution

Receipt showing Scott was far away when Chris G.'s credit card was used

Statement showing when and where the credit card was used after Chris G. was murdered. Security tapes showed people that remain unidentified to this day. Reports, if Vanessa S. was seen on the tapes vary. The tapes got damaged in police custody and are not available anymore.

Transcript of a session in which Scott's attempt to relieve his lawyers is being discussed. This transcript also gives some insight in what happened during the hearings that were going on throughout 2018.

Letter to Scott by his attorney, Mr. Unti. Attached to the letter are some court transcripts in which surveillance tapes are being discussed. These tapes show the faces of people using an ATM machine during the time frame in which the victim's credit card was used. The tapes neither showed Vanessa nor Scott using the credit card (contrary to Vanessa's statement). We also get a glimpse in how evidence was mishandled by the police (the ATM tapes got lost in police custody).

Letter from Scott's post conviction counsel discussing differences in the original Medical Examiner's Report and what the Medical Examiner listed on the Death Certificate

Letter from Scott's post conviction counsel discussing errors and omissions in the crime scene investigation and testing

Letter from Scott's post conviction counsel summarizing Greg McCrary's report

Defense brief following August 25th 2017 limited evidentiary hearing

Motion of continuance of the evidentiary hearing that was subsequently cancelled with no explanation

Court order dismissing Subparts of Claim 3

Letter to Scott's daughter explaining the matters contained in the Motion for Appropriate Relief

Court order dismissing Claims 7 8 & 9 (sentencing phase)

Court order dismissing Motion to Dismiss Counsel

Court order finding defendent competent to proceed

Court order dismissing Claims 1, 2 and parts of 3

Court Order granting motion to appoint new co-counsel

Motion to withdraw co-counsel

Court Order granting motion to appoint new counsel

Supreme Court ruling dismissing direct appeal