Court of Criminal Appeals Grants Hank Skinner Stay
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals on Monday granted a stay of execution for Hank Skinner.
Skinner was set to be executed on Wednesday for the 1993 New Year's Eve murders of his live-in girlfriend and her two sons in Pampa. For more than a decade, Skinner has been seeking DNA testing in an effort to prove that he is innocent.
"The Court of Criminal Appeals with its decision today, has ensured that Mr. Skinner's request for DNA testing will receive the thorough and serious consideration it deserves," Skinner's attorney, Rob Owen, said in a statement.
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Comments (6)
Katie Blackmon via Texas Tribune on Facebook
This is good news. For the sake of justice, all available evidence should be examined.
E.n. Ramirez via Texas Tribune on Facebook
What's the hold up?
Jalapeno Schwartz via Texas Tribune on Facebook
now lets examine the dna under the victim's fingernails and answer that question once for all
Karen Spivey-Cummings via Texas Tribune on Facebook
I agree. They need to allow DNA testing.
A. Bryant
GREAT! Any one requesting DNA to prove they are innocent should have it...he should not have had to wait this long on Death Row to get one either!
All D.A.'s and Prosecuting attorneys who withhold evidence from the defence attorneys
should be prosecuted; that is only fair and just.
It is only fair and just that DA John Bradly and Prosecuting Attorney Ken Anderson (who was promoted to Judge) spend 25 years in prison at Polunsky Unit and not in a federal prison that is similar the Hilton Hotel!
Dale H Curry via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Test the DNA and implement justice. Or move the AG's office to Williamson County.