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Justice and Conviction Rates; Additional Coverage of Hank Skinner

The question of convicting the innocent has become all too common a topic in recent months. In October an explosive article by The New Yorker gave life once again to […]

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Larry King Live Coverage of Hank Skinner

On Wednesday, March 24, 2010, three hours after Hank Skinner received a stay of execution by the United States Supreme Court, Larry King Live featured the Skinner trial on the […]

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Hank Skinner Receives Stay From Supreme Court

Today, March 24, 2010, Kristin HoulĂ©, Executive Director of the Texas Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty, issued the following statement in response to the decision by the U.S. Supreme […]

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Hank Skinner receives a stay

The Supreme Court granted Hank Skinner a stay. More to come as we learn it.

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News Sources Continue to Call for Additional Time for DNA Testing in Skinner’s Looming Execution

After the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles denied Hank Skinner’s request for a reprieve, the death row inmate now has only two avenues in which to plead his case […]

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Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles Votes No on Stay for Hank Skinner

TCADP released the following statement this evening in response to the Board of Pardons and Parole 7- 0 vote against clemency for Hank Skinner. Please call and fax letters to […]

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Board of Pardon and Paroles and the Case of Hank Skinner

As the execution date for Hank Skinner quickly approaches, the avenues for which the convicted murder of Twila Busby and her two adult sons, are diminishing. Despite maintaining his innocence […]

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Arizona DNA Laboratory Offers Free Testing in Skinner Case

Hank Skinner is scheduled to be executed on March 24, 2010. After the most recent denial by the Court of Criminal Appeals for a stay of execution, Skinner’s life now […]