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Hank Skinner’s Continued Fight for DNA Testing
Posted: November 4, 2011 5:55 pm
A Texas judge denied death row inmate Hank Skinner’s request for DNA testing in an order that became public Thursday. While the state remains poised to execute Skinner on Wednesday, November 9, more than 100,000 supporters have signed petitions calling on Gray County District Attorney Lynn Switzer to grant DNA tests.
Supporters have declared today a day of action for Skinner, please join us in writing Switzer to allow DNA tests before it’s too late.
Read more about Skinner’s fight in news coverage this week:
Associated Press: Judge denies Texas death row inmate’s request for DNA tests (11/3/11)
Houston Chronicle: Don't execute Hank Skinner before crucial DNA evidence is tested (11/2/11)
Huffington Post: Hank Skinner, Texas Death Row Inmate, One Week From Execution Despite Untested Evidence
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