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Henry Skinner

Key evidence lost in Hank Skinner case

June 14, 2012 By Alice

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Key evidence is lost in the case of Hank Skinner so despite the fact that the state of Texas now backs further DNA testing, we still will not get all the answers we need. There are pictures of the jackets (see here) but the big blood- and sweat-stained tan jacket with snap buttons down the front found near […]

Filed Under: Forensics, Miscarriages of Justice Tagged With: Capital Punishment, DNA Database, Henry Skinner, Prosecutorial Misconduct, Texas, Victim, Witnesses, Wrongful Convictions

Execution date set for Skinner

August 5, 2011 By Alice

According to the website of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Henry Skinner is set to be executed Nov. 9, 2011. In March of this year, the justices ruled that Skinner had the right to sue a Texas district attorney under a federal civil rights law for refusing to allow him access to evidence for […]

Filed Under: Forensics, Miscarriages of Justice Tagged With: Capital Punishment, Crime Labs, Crime Scene, Cruelty, DNA, Forensics, Henry Skinner, Prosecutorial Misconduct, Rape kits, Texas, Wrongful Convictions

Hope for Skinner!

March 7, 2011 By Alice

Good news for Hank Skinner: USSC Justice Ginsburg, writing for the majority, said prison inmates may use a federal civil rights law to seek DNA testing that was not performed before their conviction. Lower federal courts had dismissed Skinner’s claims at an early stage, although other federal judges have allowed similar lawsuits to go forward […]

Filed Under: Forensics, Miscarriages of Justice Tagged With: Capital Punishment, DNA, Forensics, Hank Skinner, Henry Skinner, Miscarriage of Justice, Prosecutorial Misconduct, Rape kits, Texas

Happy New Year!

January 1, 2011 By Alice

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A post with “Happy New Year” wishes to all my readers! We have an exciting year ahead of us. For the first time in history, the Zeigler case will be open to students from Penn State CSI. I look forward to hearing their discussions. This collaboration between Penn State CSI, Defrosting Cold Cases, and the Zeigler legal defense team is […]

Filed Under: Vidocq Unscripted, Zeigler Tagged With: Cameron Todd Willingham, Henry Skinner, Penn State, Richard A. Lapointe, Sum it Up!, William Thomas Zeigler

“It’s not about the conviction or the sentence.”

October 30, 2010 By Alice

Sundeep Bhatia’s observation is one I agree with: “But the request to test the DNA evidence is not really about the conviction or sentence. It’s about the evidence and the possibility that it may shed some light on who the real killer is. Skinner hopes it is exculpatory. But it may be inculpatory. Skinner doesn’t know. And that’s […]

Filed Under: Forensics, Miscarriages of Justice Tagged With: Capital Punishment, Crime Scene, Death Row, DNA, Evidence, Faulty Evidence, Forensics, Henry Skinner, Prosecutorial Misconduct, Rape kits, Wrongful Convictions

NYT Editorial on Skinner and DNA

October 18, 2010 By Alice

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In my post “DNA: a civil right” of March 26, 2010, I described why I firmly believe that (post-conviction) access to DNA testing for the condemned (in this case Henry Skinner) should not hinge on how formalistic the question to the courts is phrased. It should be implied. Today, the New York Times published an editorial that […]

Filed Under: Forensics, Miscarriages of Justice Tagged With: Actual Innocence, Autopsy, Capital Punishment, DNA, Evidence, Hank Skinner, Henry Skinner, Miscarriage of Justice, Prosecutorial Misconduct, Rape kits, Texas

The Skinner jury: what we know now…

June 10, 2010 By Alice

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If they knew then what we know now…read about the thoughts and feelings of the original Skinner jury! “In light of new developments that have surfaced in the 15 years since Skinner’s trial, several of the original jurors are no longer sure of his guilt. Five say they might have had reasonable doubt at the […]

Filed Under: Forensics, Miscarriages of Justice, Unsolved Tagged With: Autopsy, Capital Punishment, DNA, Finger Printing, Forensics, Henry Skinner, Miscarriage of Justice, Prosecutorial Misconduct, Rape kits, Texas, Wrongful Convictions

Cert Granted in the Skinner Case

May 24, 2010 By Alice

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The USSC granted the writ of Certiorari in the case of Hank Skinner. Today’s order list included the decision Skinner has been waiting for. Now what does this mean? Read here what the Skeptical Juror writes: “First and foremost, Texas will not be able to execute Hank Skinner until the Supremes have ruled on his petition. That […]

Filed Under: Miscarriages of Justice Tagged With: Capital Punishment, DNA, Forensics, Henry Skinner, Prosecutorial Misconduct, Texas

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William Thomas Zeigler

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On March 31, 2016, an evidentiary hearing was held to request touch DNA testing. On July 18, 2016, Judge Whitehead denied that request.

On November 23, 2016, an appeal was filed with the Florida Supreme Court. On April 21, 2017, the Florida Supreme Court denied the request for touch DNA analysis.

On May 8, 2017 a motion for a rehearing with the US Supreme Court was filed. It was denied November 13, 2017.

In the summer of 2019, the appeal for DNA testing to the Florida Conviction Integrity Unit was denied.

Richard Lapointe

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In March 2015, the Connecticut State Supreme Court ordered a new trial for Richard lapointe. On Oct 2, 2015, International Wrongful Conviction Day, Richard was set free. The judge ruled that he cannot be retried for the 1987 rape-murder of Mrs. Bernice Martin. Richard Lapointe died on Aug 4, 2020 of Covid19 complications.

In 1987, someone killed Bernice Martin. I hope that she will not become a forgotten file.
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