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Editorial Commentary on Skinner v. Switzer

By Steve Hall

There is extensive coverage of yesterday's Supreme Court ruling in Skinner v. Switzer.  I'll link to editorials in this post, followed by national news coverage and finally, Texas news coverage. "High court's ruling on DNA tests is a lifeline for inmates," is the editorial in today's Washington Post. HENRY W. SKINNER was on death row in Texas and less than an hour away from being executed when the Supreme Court agreed to hear his case. On Monday, the justices threw Mr. Skinner and others like him a lifeline. And: Texas is among the states that allow convicts to seek post-conviction DNA tests. But two state courts turned down Mr. Skinner's requests; he then pressed his case in the federal system. The justices were asked to determine whether he was legally entitled to do so...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on March 08, 2011 (boomark / email).