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Latest Developments in the Hank Skinner Case

By Steve Hall

Attorneys representing Hank Skinner have formally asked Governor Rick Perry to issue a 30-day reprieve of Skinner's March 24 execution date and to order DNA testing in the case.  You can view the letter and the appendices, which contain supporting documentation.By this letter, we respectfully request that you exercise your authority to grant a 30-dayreprieve of execution to our client Henry W. Skinner, and order the DNA testing that Mr.Skinner has unsuccessfully pursued for more than a decade, and which could resolvelongstanding and troubling questions about his possible innocence.As set forth more fully below, since his arrest in the early morning hours of January 1,1994, Mr. Skinner has always and consistently maintained that he did not commit thecrimes for which he was convicted...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on March 12, 2010 (boomark / email).