Darryl Hunt and Hunt Trials Collection: Related cases materials series

SLMS1.9

This series is part of the Darryl Hunt and Hunt Trials Collection. To access this collection, please contact Leslie Wakeford, wakefolk@wfu.edu, at Law Library, Wake Forest School of Law.

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Collection Overview

This series contains material from cases associated with the Deborah Sykes homicide investigation and the wrongful conviction of Darryl Hunt. Cases include: James I. Daulton v. City of Winston-Salem, Chief Joseph Masten and Bryson A. Stuart; Darryl Hunt v. City of Winston-Salem; Darryl Hunt v. Martin J. McDade Correctional Center; In re: City Manager's Report regarding Deborah Sykes/Darryl Hunt, 1985 Integon Rape, Arthur Wilson Murder and other related matters; Johnny Gray v. Detective Spillman, Detective Bishop, Detective Riggs and Detective Cartner; State v. Darryl Hunt (Arthur Wilson case); State v. Larry D. Little; State v. Sammy Mitchell. Documents include correspondence, court documents, transcripts, notes and case research. The series is arranged, roughly, in original order.

Administrative Information

Publication Information: Processed by Leslie Wakeford and Kate McCaffrey, 2022
Preferred Citation: Darryl Hunt and Hunt Trials Collection: Related cases materials series (SLMS1.9), Law Library, Wake Forest School of Law, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, USA.

Collection Inventory

James I. Daulton v. City of Winston-Salem, Chief Joseph Masten and Bryson A. Stuart
- Case materials (1987) Box 31 Folder 1This folder contains documents regarding the case of Daulton v. Winston-Salem, including: civil Complaint; Findings of the Hearing Officers; MDNC Judgment and Order; opinion of the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals; letter from Anthony Brett to Mark Rabil (1987 March 23)
- Transcript of hearing (1987 March 12) Box 31 Folder 2This folder contains documents regarding the case of Daulton v. Winston-Salem, including: the transcript of hearing (1987 March 12)
Darryl Hunt v. City of Winston-Salem
- Case materials (1978-2007) Box 31 Folder 3This folder contains: letter from Barry Scheck to D. Hunt (2005 February 2) -- re: civil suit and evaluation of case; attached handwritten page of notes; letter from Mark Rabil to unknown, with handwritten notes (undated); email from Mark Rabil to Debi Cornwall (2007 January 26); letter to judge James D. Moyer from Nick Brustin (2007 January 9) -- re: Gregory v. City of Louisville; drafts of letters from Mark Rabil to Ron Seeber - City Attorney (2007 January 26); outline of items re: Hunt v. City of W-S, evidence of bad faith, malice, cover ups, notated (undated); notepad with some calculations (first page dated 2006 January 20); Mark Rabil business cards; printout of web article titled "Family awarded $ M settlement in Mich. wrongful conviction" from www.criminal-law-lawyer-source.com (2007 January 11); printout of article titled "Deal on wrongful conviction" by Maurice Possley and Gary Washburn, from Chicago Tribune (2006 October 31); N.C.G.S. 143-318.11 Closed sessions, notated; outline/work product document (undated); N.C.G.S. 1985 - Conspiracy to interfere with civil rights; N.C.G.S. 1986 - Action for neglect to prevent conspiracy; copies of cases [Jean v. Collins, 155 F.3d 701 (1998); Monell v. Dept. of Social Services, 436 U.S. 658 (1978)]; page of handwritten notes on cases; Complaint and Jury Demand in the case of Gell v. Town of Aulander, E.D.N.C., unsigned by David S. Rudolf and Barry C. Scheck, with attached handwritten notes (2005 May 2)
- Case materials (1984-2007) Box 31 Folder 4This folder contains: timeline - work product document, notated (2007 January 17); page of handwritten notes titled Conference - Hoppy Elliot (2007 January 19); cases [Brooks v. City of Winston-Salem, 85 F.3d 178 (1996)]; small pages of handwritten notes; outline titled Evidence of bad faith, malice, cover-ups; Forsyth County Superior Court calendar (2007 January 1 through 2007 June 25); N.C.P.I.--Civil 801.00 Malicious prosecution - criminal proceeding; 801.05 Malicious prosecution - damages; 802.00 False imprisonment; N.C.G.S. 160A-168 Privacy of employee personnel records; N.C.G.S. 160A-167 Defense of employees and officers, payment of judgments; email from James E. Ferguson II to Mark Rabil (2006 February 22) -- re: Hunt release; letter from Mark Rabil to Vivian H. Burke (undated) -- re: City Manager Review; Claimant's Petition for Compensation Pursuant to N.C.G.S. 148-82, signed; verdict form (1990 October 11); State's Motion to Vacate Judgment (2004 February 6); Judgment and Commitment form (undated); Pardon of Innocence from Michael F. Easley, signed and sealed (2004 April 15); Order - on Motion to Vacate Judgment and for Other Relief, signed by Anderson D. Cromer (2004 February 6); incarceration summary (2004 March 10); Forsyth County Jail Fee page (undated); law review article - Note: from the exclusionary rule to a constitutional tort for malicious prosecutions by Jacob Paul Godstein, 106 Colum. L. Rev. 642 (2006 April); Order, signed by William H. Freeman (1984 December 6) -- re: nontestimonial identification procedures
- Petition for compensation (1984-2008) Box 31 Folder 5This folder contains: newspaper article, "Hunt to get additional $391,000 from state" by James Romoser, W-S Journal (2008 August 20); printout of newspaper article titled "Settle the Case" from W-S Journal (2007 January 30); page of handwritten language (dated 2007 January 30) -- saying that D. Hunt agrees to settlement for lump sum payment of $1.65 million; Settlement Agreement between D. Hunt and W-S City Manager, signed and dated (2007 February 2); email between Chris Mumma and Mark Rabil (2008 August 12) -- re: compensation reduction; post-it notes with calculations; letter, unsigned, from Mark Rabil to James Ferguson (2004 June 21; letter from Mark Rabil to James Ferguson (2004 April 28) -- re: petition for compensation; printout of NC General Assembly Session 2007 House Bill 2105, ratified, notated; Claimant's Petition for Compensation Pursuant to N.C.G.S. 148-82 form, partially completed; copy of verdict against D. Hunt (1990 October 11); copy of Judgment and Commitment form for D. Hunt; incarceration summary for D. Hunt; page titled "Forsyth County Jail Fee"; printout of court activity inquiry; Release, Waiver of All Claims and Covenant Not to Sue, signed and sealed (2007 February 2); letter from Mary FitzPatrick -- re: documentary; copy of Indictment for Murder, signed by John H. Reynolds (1984 January 10); printout of newspaper article titled "'I always had faith'" by Phoebe Zerwick, Michael Hewlett, Paul Garber - WS Journal (2003 December 25); printout of newspaper article titled "Keith to plead for a Hunt pardon" by Phoebe Zerwick (2004 February 19); printout of article titled "Hunt Cleared" by Phoebe Zerwick and Paul Garber (2004 February 7); printout of newspaper article titled "Pardon Appropriate" from News and Observer (2004 February 23); fax from Michael Easley, Office of the Governor to Mark Rabil (2004 April 19) with attached Pardon of Innocence, signed and sealed (2004 April 15); copy of N.C.G.S. 148-84 - Evidence; Action by Industrial Commission; payment and amount of compensation; N.C.G.S. 148-82 - Provision for compensation; 148-83 - Form, requisites and contents of petition; nature of hearing; letter from Cynthia L. McDonald to Mark Rabil (2004 February 10) -- re: Lesly Jean and attached information re: pardon of innocence and compensation
- Structured settlement (2007) Box 31 Folder 6This folder contains: a memo from Mark Rabil to Ron Seeber, City Attorney (2007 February 19) -- re: Hunt settlement enclosures and required check to American General; Settlement Agreement between Darryl Hunt and the City of Winston-Salem, signed and sealed (2007 February 2); unsigned copy(ies) of Settlement Agreement; Release, Waiver of All Claims and Covenant Not to Sue, unsigned, and drafts of this agreement; printout of Rule 11 - Signing and verification of pleadings (2007 February 2); blank forms - Application and Order Extending Time to File Complaint; Civil Summons to be Served with Order Extending Time to File Complaint; Delayed Service of Complaint; printouts of email between Mark Rabil and Debi Cornwall (2007 January 23) with handwritten notes on back of paper; unsigned draft of Uniform Qualified Assignment; printout of N.C.G.S. 160A-16 - Contracts to be in writing; exception (2007 February 2); handwritten notes (dated 2007 February 1); drafts of Settlement Agreement; printout of N.C. P.I.--Civil 803.00 Abuse of Process; printout of N.C.P.I. - Civil 806.61 Libel per Quod - private figure-matter of public concern; emails between Mark Rabil and Beverly Isenhour (2007 March 5); emails between Rob Lewis and Mark Rabil (2007 January 6); email between Ricki Stern and Mark Rabil (2007 January 4) -- re: Bob Herbert; email between Nancy Abraham and Mark Rabil (2007 February 26) -- re: documentary; memo from Mark Rabil to Angela Carmon - Assistant City Attorney (2007 February 16) -- re: Hunt settlement documents; instruction sheets for Form W-9; draft of Release, Waiver of All Claims and Covenant not to Sue, with handwritten notes; draft of Uniform Qualified Assignment; drafts/samples of Settlement Agreement and Release, notated; emails between Mark Rabil and David V. Ringler (2007 February 14) -- re: UQA; business card for Yoav Potash - Life Sentence; handwritten notes (dated 2007 February 12); letter from Fred A. Patterson to Mark Rabil (2007 February 6 -- re: proposals; payment schedules from American General Life (2007 February 4); email from Mark Rabil to various news organizations (2007 February 6) -- re: D. Hunt not filing lawsuit press release; flyer advertising screening of documentary; emails from Debi Cornwall and p4justice to Mark Rabil (2007 January 31) -- re: tax language; draft of settlement language paragraph
- Talking points (1984-2007) Box 31 Folder 7This folder contains: a letter from Mark Rabil to Ron Seeber - City Attorney (2007 January 26) -- re: City's offer; table of comparable wrongful incarceration verdicts and settlements; typed pages titled Talking points (2007 January 16); letter from Donald K. Tisdale to Chief J.E. Masten (1985 February 6) -- re: person(s) at large responsible for crime in question; letter from Donald K. Tisdale to Chief J.E. Masten (1984 October 19) -- re: police department mistakes; Order, signed by William H. Freeman (1984 December 6) -- re: ordering state production of evidence; memo from T. H. Hicks to M.V. McCoy (1989 August 17) -- re: missing latent fingerprints; composite drawing - titled Murphy composite; news release and showing schedule for "The Trials of Darryl Hunt" (2007 January 16)
Darrryl Hunt v. Martin J. McDade Correctional Center
- Case materials (2000) Box 31 Folder 8This folder contains: copies of the case decision in Hunt v. McDade, 4th Circuit, unpublished (2000 February 25); copy of decision in Hunt v. McDade, US Supreme Court, 531 U.S. 945 (2000) - denying cert; letter from Clerk of US Supreme Court to Clarence Joe DelForge (2000 August 31) -- requesting response to petition for writ of cert
In re: City Manager's Report, regarding Deborah Sykes/Darryl Hunt, 1985 Integon Rape, Arthur Wilson Murder and other related matters
- Affidavits of Service (2006-2007) Box 31 Folder 9This folder contains Affidavits and Certificates of Service in the case of In re: City Manager's Report
- Answers to Summons (2006-2007) Box 31 Folder 10This folder contains answers to the Petition and Motion for Disclosure of Personnel Information filed in re: City Manager's Report for: Gid G. Cornatzer; William Carter Crump, Jr.; J.E. Masten; Richard L. Nifong; Randy C. Patterson; Oliver D. Redd; Jerry K. Raker; Response to Petition/Motion for Disclosure of Personal Information... signed by Walter C. Holton, Jr., attorney for respondents (names of respondents attached)
- Lee Garrity (2006-2007) Box 31 Folder 11This folder contains assorted documents from Lee Garity, including: Affidavit (2006 December 18); Supplemental Affidavit (2007 January 4); form letter, marked Exhibit A, re: release of documents from personnel files (2007 January 4); list of names and addresses, marked Exhibit C
- Motion to Intervene (2007) Box 31 Folder 12This folder contains items related to the case In re: City Manager's Report, including: Intervenor's Motion to Intervene and for Access to Public Records; the Notice of Hearing; letter to Judge Wood from Kathi Dunphy (2007 January 8)
- NC Statutes (2007) Box 31 Folder 13This folder contains excerpts from NC General Statutes, including: 1-72.1 Procedure to assert right of access; 132.14 - Criminal investigations...; 160A-168 Privacy of employee personnel records
- Petition/Motion for Disclosure (2006) Box 31 Folder 14This folder contains items related to the case in re: City Manager's Report, including: Petition/Motion for Disclosure of Personnel Information....(2006 December 18); Exhibit A - Affidavit of City Manager Lee Garrity; Notice of Hearing; Request to Calendar; Exhibit B - list of names and addresses; Draft Order for Release
- Special Proceedings Summons (2006-2007) Box 31 Folder 15This folder contains Special Proceedings Summons forms in the case of in re: City Manager's Report
- Winston-Salem City Council materials (2004) Box 31 Folder 16This folder contains items from the Winston-Salem City Council, including: Summary of Minutes (adopted 2004 January 20); Council Action Requested (adopted 2004 April 8); Resolution establishing Citizen Advisory Committee (adopted 2004 April 19); Public Safety Committee minutes (2004 April 12; 2004 March 15) and (adopted 2004 January 20)
- Assorted materials (2006) Box 31 Folder 17This folder contains assorted documents related to the case in re: City Manager's Report
Johnny Gray v. Detective Spillman, Detective Bishop, Detective Riggs and Detective Cartner
- Case materials (1988-1993) Box 31 Folder 18This folder contains documents related to the case of Gray v. Spillman, including: 4th Circuit opinion in the case (1993 May 17); Affidavit of Darryll W. Ford; handwritten statement of unknown author; affidavit of Donald York; Order for Subpoena; affidavit of Reginald C. Craven, Jr.; handwritten letter to Mr. Cartner from Reginald C. Craven (1988 July 17); handwritten statement of unknown author; complaint by Johnny Gray, filed with MDNC; affidavit and request to proceed in forma pauperis; hand-written note by unknown author (Adam Stein?) re: visit with Gray in Central Prison, dated 1993 April 2.
State v. Darryl Hunt - Arthur Wilson case
- Case materials (1985-1988) Box 31 Folder 19This folder contains materials re: the case of State v. Hunt (death of Arthur Wilson), including: Memo by Thomas M. Stern re: interview with Darryl at Troy, NC Prison (1986 April 21); assorted handwritten notes; photograph; Consent Order; Motion for Appropriate Relief; Defendant-Appellant's Brief; affidavit of Merritt Williams Drayton; copies of jury lists and jury instructions as to aiding and abetting and acting in concert; memo to Mark Rabil from Adam Stein re: leading questions on cross; NC Court of Appeals opinion in State v. Hunt [Wilson case], 91 N.C.App. 574 (1988)
- Probable Cause Hearing transcript (1986 May 5) Box 31 Folder 20This folder contains the transcript of the Probable Cause hearing in the MDNC in the death of Arthur Wilson
State of North Carolina v. Larry Little
- Case materials (1985) Box 31 Folder 21This folder contains Motion - re: accounting to determine indigency of D. Hunt (1985 July 8); Notice - re: upcoming hearing (1985 July 9)
State v. Sammy Mitchell
- Testimony transcript (1986 September) Box 31 Folder 22This folder contains the transcript of the testimony in the case of State v. Mitchell, pp. 1-199 (commencing 1986 September 8), part 1 of 2
- Testimony transcript (1986 September) Box 31 Folder 23This folder contains the transcript of the testimony in the case of State v. Mitchell, pp. 200-428 (commencing 1986 September 8), part 2 of 2

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