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News Coverage of Hank Skinner Cert Grant

By Steve Hall

Brandi Grissom writes, "Justice Delayed," for the Texas Tribune.Death row inmate Hank Skinner  bought himself some time Monday when the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to take up a technical issue in his case, but legal experts say he's unlikely to escape his ultimate punishment. Skinner is asking the High Court to address a procedural question on which courts across the country have split: whether he should be allowed to press a federal civil rights lawsuit seeking to have additional DNA evidence in his case tested instead of pursuing a writ of habeas corpus. The answer to what might seem to be a simple procedural question could have far-reaching implications for others like Skinner who claim innocence after they've been convicted...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on May 25, 2010 (boomark / email).