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BREAKING - Supreme Court Stays Hank Skinner Execution

By Steve Hall

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The U.S. Supreme Court has stayed the execution of Hank Skinner.  He had been scheduled to be executed shortly after 6:00 pm, tonight, in Huntsville.  Skinner is seeking DNA testing of evidence in his case, which his lawyers say will demonstrate his innocence.Earlier this week the Board of Pardons and Paroles rejected a reprieve for Skinner.  Governor Rick Perry had not acted on a request for a 30-day reprieve in the case when the Court issued a stay. AP reports, "High Court Blocks Texas Execution," via the New York Times. The Supreme Court has blocked the execution of a Texas man who says DNA testing could clear him of the triple slaying that has sent him to death row. The justices' order Wednesday could allow Hank Skinner access to evidence that he says could demonstrate his innocence...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on March 24, 2010 (boomark / email).

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