The Truth Shall Set Us Free Donyell Dewayne Holland My Story, On the Record
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Case Nos. 311081 & 317210 · Tenn. Ct. Crim. App. No. E2024-01809-CCA-R3-CD

Still Being Verified

These are things the records point to but that are not yet proven from the documents themselves. They are listed here so nothing is hidden, and so nothing unproven is mixed in with the proven pages. Each one moves to Every Discrepancy, Side by Side or Missing Records once it is checked, or comes off this page if it does not hold up.

WhatWhat the records point toWhat still has to be checked
Which copy of the case file the defense had, and whenThree copies exist in the defense Dropbox share. The dates each was received are not yet pinned.Defense file transmittals; Dropbox history
Evidence items 178 to 180The property sheets appear to show item 178 (a phone, added 2/25/21) and items 179–180 (buccal swabs, added 3/24/21), none of which is on either inventory copy.Property sheets are handwritten; the machine reading needs checking by eye
More than a hundred interview and trial-audio discrepanciesThe working register holds about 240 entries. Those resting on police interview tapes or trial audio go on the main page only after each quote is checked by ear.Interview recordings; trial audio
Exactly what Donyell said in his June 8–9, 2020 interviewRecorded interview in which he denies killing Randall and names Derik Brown. How much of it was given to the defense before trial is still being checked.Interview recording; defense file
Where Donyell was when the Stockton warrant was servedInvestigator Stokes’s report says he was “located inside.” Donyell’s own account is being checked against the recordings.Stokes report; recordings
Whether Brown’s Smith & Wesson was test-firedThe firearms examiner said he test-fired “18A and 26A”; on TBI’s list 026-a is a Lorcin, not the Smith & Wesson.Trial testimony; TBI exhibit list; firearms report (Exhibit 53)
The 2023 “cellphone extraction report”The trial docket notes receipt of a cellphone extraction report in 2023. No extraction report is in the materials available to us.Rule docket; exact date and case number to be pinned
Who found Randall’s bodyThe autopsy says “discovered ... by law enforcement.” No finder or Marion County recovery report is in the materials available to us.Marion County Sheriff records request