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Breaking News: The U.S. Supreme Court just decided to hear Hank Skinner's case

By "Persian Cowboy"

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Breaking news: The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether Texas death row inmate Hank Skinner should have access to evidence for DNA testing that could clear him of three murders.The justices said they will use Skinner?s case to decide whether prison inmates may use a federal civil rights law to petition for DNA testing that was not performed prior to their conviction. Federal appeals courts around the country have decided the issue differently.The high court previously blocked Skinner's execution while it considered his appeal. The case will be argued before the Supreme Court in the fall.

Full post as published by Texas Death Penalty Blog on May 24, 2010 (boomark / email).

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