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Hank Skinner

By Karl R. Keys, Esq.

Hank Skinner is scheduled to die in a few days.  His latest legal documents are here.  Long story short, the legal team is trying to get DNA tested that could exculpate Mr. Skinner and not pulling any punches. The Innocence Project notes on these efforts: Hank Skinner was sentenced to death in 1995 for allegedly killing his live-in girlfriend and her two adult sons in their Pampa, Texas, home. Skinner says he didn?t commit the crime and has sought DNA testing on probative evidence from the crime scene for a decade. Despite his pleas for testing and further examination of evidence, Texas officials have scheduled his execution for March 24. In an op-ed in the Dallas Morning News, Innocence Project Co-Director Barry Scheck joined others in calling on Texas Gov...continue to full post

Full post as published by Capital Defense Weekly on March 15, 2010 (boomark / email).