Supreme Court Will Hear Hank Skinner DNA Case
The U.S. Supreme Court announced this morning that it will take up Texas death row inmate Hank Skinner's case.
Skinner has maintained his innocence from the time he was arrested in 1993 for the New Year's eve slaughter of his live-in girlfriend and her two mentally disabled adult sons. Skinner argues that DNA obtained at the scene of the crime but never analyzed could prove that another person committed the killings. Texas courts, though, have repeatedly denied Skinner's requests for additional DNA testing, asserting that Skinner had the opportunity to do those tests at his original ...
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joeguru
It's a shame this has to be the test case. Skinner's case may end up damaging those who are truly innocent. There's a lot more on this monster at http://www.hankskinner.com.
LadyLiberty
I would like to know why the DNA was not tested to begin with. That is a big red flag to me. It was obtained at the scene but not tested. Why? Whenever any evidence especially DNA is obtained at a crime scene it is tested, regardless to determine who it belonged to and it can be used during the trial. It sounds to me that someone dropped the ball on this matter and they did not follow through with the correct protocol.
RICHARD APODACA
HELLO MY NAME IS RICHARD... AND IVE BEEN PRAYING ON THIS ....I DONT KNOW THIS MAN... BUT GOD KNOW'S ALL THING'S......IF THIS MAN DID NOT DO THE CRIME THE LORD IS GOING TO SET THIS MAN FREE... TEXAS U OWE THIS MAN THE TEST... PLZ RUN THIS I KNOW ITS GOING TO COME BACK THAT HE DIDNOT DO THIS CRIME.... WE THANK YOU FOR THIS CHANCE.... WE NEED TO BE SURE BEFOR WE PUT PEOPLE TO DEAT AND THEN FIND OUT LATTER THAT THEY DIDN'T DO IT.... ITS LIKE FIRING A GUN ONCE U PULL THE TRIGGER...... U CAN'T TAKE THE BULLET BACK...GOD OUR LORD WILL SET THIS MAN FREE....... THE LORD KNOW'S ALLL THINGS AGAIN I THANK U FOR TAKING THE TIME ON THIS MATTER AND MAY THE LORD BLESS YOU ALL RICHARD FROM CALIF.............
RICHARD APODACA
HEY JOEGURU........ I WAS JUST WOUNDERING IF YOU NEW THIS MAN SKINNER TO CALL HIM A MONSTER...... THIS MAN IS A CHILD OF GOD..... JUST LIKE YOU..... HEY BROTHER THE WAY THIS HAPPEND TO HIM.... IT COULD HAVE HAPPEND TO YOU!!!!!! AND I BET ANYTHING YOU WOULD WANT EVERYTHING DONE POSSIBLE TO PROVE U DIDN'T DO IT WRIGHT......... WELL IF YOU NEW THIS MAN AND NEW THAT HE DID THIS THEN THATS DIFFERNT..... THE BIBLE SAY'S GOD KNOW'S ALL THING'S AND IF HE DID THIS THEN LET THE LAW TAKE IT COURSE BUT THE LORD IS GOING TO PROVE THIS MAN NOT GUILTY......DNA WILL SHOW U WILL SEE I HOPE GOD BLESSES YOU AND YOUR FAMILY AS WELL AS MR SKINNER'S THE TRUTH WILL COME OUT THE LORD SAID SO HANG IN THERE MR SKINNER GET DOWN ON YOUR KNEES AND PRAY TO THE LORD ALMIGHTY GOD BLESS U MR SKINNER AND YOUR DAUGHTER AS WELL ....... RICHARD ....A FROM CALIF...
joeguru
HEY RICHARD..... TAKE CAPS THE LOCK OFF LEARN AND GRAMMAR YOU. By your definition, Adolf Hitler is a "child of God" too. Go read all the facts before you just go clinging to random, feely-goody gooberishness based on Hank and wifeaux's rabbity-holed garbage.