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Update on the Hank Skinner Case

By Steve Hall

Attorneys for Hank Skinner have filed a Motion for Remand with the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals.  Skinner is scheduled to be executed March 24.Earlier the month, without a hearing, the state district court with authority over the case rejected Skinner's state habeas petition.  The motion seeks to have the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals send the case back to the district court for meaningful review, or to stay the execution and examine the procedural history of the case.The trial court dismissed Skinner?s habeas corpus application on the ground that he had previously unsuccessfully sought relief in state court ? despite the fact that the record clearly shows that his claims --  including his claim of actual innocence -- have never been reviewed by the Texas courts...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on March 09, 2010 (boomark / email).