SCOTUS to decide if Texas can execute a possibly innocent man

Tomorrow, October 13, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear the case of Texas death row prisoner Hank Skinner, who is petitioning on civil rights grounds for additional DNA testing that he says could prove his innocence in the 1993 triple murders for which he was convicted.

According to Mary A. Fischer at SCOTUSblog, Skinner's attorney at the original trial chose not to test some available evidence, fearing that it would further implicate his client. So the prosecution maintains that Skinner had his chance to use that evidence and blew it.

To me, that's not a good reason to risk executing an innocent person. Testing the DNA evidence can't hurt. I hope the Supreme Court will agree.

Stay tuned for updates.

>> For more information: hankskinner.org