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Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Hank Skinner

By Steve Hall

The ruling in Skinner v. Switzer is in Adobe .pdf format. Here's initial coverage from SCOTUS Blog: 10:08  Tom: Third and final opinion: No. 09-9000, Skinner v. Switzer -- the DNA case.10:09  Tom: Per Ginsburg, reversing Fifth Circuit by a vote of 6-3 with Thomas dissenting joined by Kennedy and Alito.10:09  Kali: Skinner v. Switzer SCOTUSblog case page is here.10:09  Tom: The Court rules that there IS federal subject matter jurisdiction over Skinner's complaint and the claim he presents is cognizable under Section 1983. The initial AP report is, "Court rules for inmate who wants DNA testing," via the Houston Chronicle. The Supreme Court has ruled that an inmate on death row in Texas can pursue his legal claims to crime-scene evidence that he says may show he is innocent...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on March 07, 2011 (boomark / email).