Bell & Sims v. North Carolina, No. 25-5469 (U.S.)
I. Supreme Court of North Carolina Materials (Post-conviction Review)
a. State v. Bell, No. 86A02-2
Defendant Brief re J.E.B. Claim
State Response Brief re J.E.B. Claim
Defendant Reply Brief re J.E.B. Claim
b. State v. Sims, No. 297PA18
Defendant Brief re J.E.B. Claim
State Response Brief re J.E.B. Claim
Defendant Reply Brief re J.E.B. Claim
II. Superior Court Materials (Post-conviction Review)
Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law from a Joint Evidentiary Hearing
Appendix to Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law from a Joint Evidentiary Hearing
Evidentiary Hearing Transcript – Volume 1, pages 1-154
Evidentiary Hearing Transcript – Volume 2, pages 155-263
III. Superior Court Materials (Trial)
Transcripts of Jury Selection, Pages 1-562
Transcripts of Jury Selection, Pages 563-1140
Transcripts of Jury Selection, Pages 1141-1598
Transcripts of Jury Selection, Pages 1599-2175
Transcripts of Jury Selection, Pages 2176-2502
Excerpt of State Closing Argument Referring to Defendants as “Predators on the African Plane (sic)”