Category: DNA testing

Hank Skinner receives a stay

Post author By tcadp
Post date March 24, 2010
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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

Post author By tcadpintern
Post date March 23, 2010

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

Post author By tcadp
Post date March 22, 2010

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

Post author By tcadpintern
Post date March 19, 2010
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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

Post author By tcadpintern
Post date March 19, 2010

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 […]

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Last Minute Appeal for Additional DNA Testing on Behalf of Hank Skinner

Post author By tcadpintern
Post date March 17, 2010

As the March 24, 2010 execution date for Hank Skinner approaches, Skinner’s defense team has made a last minute appeal for additional DNA testing of forensic evidence found at the […]

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DNA testing works, but not if we fail to utilize it

Post author By tcadp
Post date March 10, 2010
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By SAM MILLSAP March 9, 2010, 9:24PM – The Houston ChronicleLast week, Gov. Rick Perry granted the state’s first posthumous pardon to a man who was innocent of a crime […]

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Judge Declaration of Death Penalty as Unconstitutional Raises Additional Concern

Post author By tcadpintern
Post date March 9, 2010

Galveston County Daily News published an article on March 9, 2010 criticizing those who have spoke out against state District Judge Fine’s ruling that the death penalty is unconstitutional in […]