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"There was ample evidence that Skinner was the murderer"

By Brian Tannebaum, Esq.

That was the ruling of the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals."Ample evidence."But now, after the "liberal goons," as one online commenter put it, got their way, we may know for sure whether Skinner was the murderer.Lost, entirely lost in this debate over Hank Skinner's execution, is the question of actual innocence. It is lost upon those that ridiculously argue Skinner should be executed now because the victims deserve justice.The victims do deserve justice. But justice is not going to sleep and knowing the man you think committed the murders has been put to death. Justice is knowing the man put to death, is the murderer.It is our shame, an American shame that we now have the ability to know for sure whether someone committed a crime, and some fight to prevent the answer from being discovered...continue to full post

Full post as published by Criminal Defense on March 25, 2010 (boomark / email).