Pending Legal Actions for Hank Skinner
Henry Watkins Skinner
Set to be Executed February 24, 2010
Huntsville, Texas
Pending Legal Actions
Henry W. Skinner vs. Rick Thaler, Director TDCJ-CID
This is an appeal from Mr. Skinner's inital federal habeas claims
U.S. Supreme Court, Case No. 09-7784
Docket information is available online at
http://origin.www.supremecourtus.gov/docket/09-7784.htm
A decision by the Supreme Court is Pending
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Henry W. Skinner vs. Lynn Switzer, District Attorney
This is a federal lawsuit to compel Ms. Switzer to release previously untested DNA evidence
U.S. District Court Case No. 2:09-CV-281
U.S. District Court dismissed this lawsuit on Jan. 20, 2010.
U.S. District Court dismisses Motion to Stay Execution on Feb. 2, 2010
Click here to see U.S. Distict Court Order Dismissing Stay of Execution
Appealed Lynn Switzer lawsuit to 5th Circuit on Jan. 21, 2010
U.S. Court of Appeals for 5th Circuit Case No. 10-70002
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit denied appeal on Jan. 28, 2010.
Click here to see Unpublished 5th Circuit Opinion Order
Click here to see 5th Circuit Judgment
Click here to see 5th Circuit Mandate
An appeal to the Supreme Court of the United States is forthcoming
Executive Clemency Applications
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Set to be Executed February 24, 2010
Huntsville, Texas
Pending Legal Actions
Henry W. Skinner vs. Rick Thaler, Director TDCJ-CID
This is an appeal from Mr. Skinner's inital federal habeas claims
U.S. Supreme Court, Case No. 09-7784
Docket information is available online at
http://origin.www.
- - -
Henry W. Skinner vs. Lynn Switzer, District Attorney
This is a federal lawsuit to compel Ms. Switzer to release previously untested DNA evidence
U.S. District Court Case No. 2:09-CV-281
U.S. District Court dismissed this lawsuit on Jan. 20, 2010.
U.S. District Court dismisses Motion to Stay Execution on Feb. 2, 2010
Click here to see U.S. Distict Court Order Dismissing Stay of Execution
Appealed Lynn Switzer lawsuit to 5th Circuit on Jan. 21, 2010
U.S. Court of Appeals for 5th Circuit Case No. 10-70002
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit denied appeal on Jan. 28, 2010.
Click here to see Unpublished 5th Circuit Opinion Order
Click here to see 5th Circuit Judgment
Click here to see 5th Circuit Mandate
An appeal to the Supreme Court of the United States is forthcoming
Executive Clemency Applications
| Mr. Skinner filed two Applications for Executive Clemency. One application was for a 90-day Reprieve from Execution. The other application was for a Commutation from Death Sentence to life in prison. Each application went to the Governor of Texas and to the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles. PDFs of each application, and the associated Appendices, are available below. |
Pending Legal Actions for Hank Skinner
Henry Watkins Skinner
Set to be Executed February 24, 2010
Huntsville, Texas
Pending Legal Actions
Henry W. Skinner vs. Rick Thaler, Director TDCJ-CID
This is an appeal from Mr. Skinner's inital federal habeas claims
U.S. Supreme Court, Case No. 09-7784
Docket information is available online at
http://origin.www.supremecourtus.gov/docket/09-7784.htm
A decision by the Supreme Court is Pending
- - -
Henry W. Skinner vs. Lynn Switzer, District Attorney
This is a federal lawsuit to compel Ms. Switzer to release previously untested DNA evidence
U.S. District Court Case No. 2:09-CV-281
U.S. District Court dismissed this lawsuit on Jan. 20, 2010.
U.S. District Court dismisses Motion to Stay Execution on Feb. 2, 2010
Click here to see U.S. Distict Court Order Dismissing Stay of Execution
Appealed Lynn Switzer lawsuit to 5th Circuit on Jan. 21, 2010
U.S. Court of Appeals for 5th Circuit Case No. 10-70002
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit denied appeal on Jan. 28, 2010.
Click here to see Unpublished 5th Circuit Opinion Order
Click here to see 5th Circuit Judgment
Click here to see 5th Circuit Mandate
An appeal to the Supreme Court of the United States is forthcoming
Executive Clemency Applications
Read the rest of this entry »
Set to be Executed February 24, 2010
Huntsville, Texas
Pending Legal Actions
Henry W. Skinner vs. Rick Thaler, Director TDCJ-CID
This is an appeal from Mr. Skinner's inital federal habeas claims
U.S. Supreme Court, Case No. 09-7784
Docket information is available online at
http://origin.www.
- - -
Henry W. Skinner vs. Lynn Switzer, District Attorney
This is a federal lawsuit to compel Ms. Switzer to release previously untested DNA evidence
U.S. District Court Case No. 2:09-CV-281
U.S. District Court dismissed this lawsuit on Jan. 20, 2010.
U.S. District Court dismisses Motion to Stay Execution on Feb. 2, 2010
Click here to see U.S. Distict Court Order Dismissing Stay of Execution
Appealed Lynn Switzer lawsuit to 5th Circuit on Jan. 21, 2010
U.S. Court of Appeals for 5th Circuit Case No. 10-70002
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit denied appeal on Jan. 28, 2010.
Click here to see Unpublished 5th Circuit Opinion Order
Click here to see 5th Circuit Judgment
Click here to see 5th Circuit Mandate
An appeal to the Supreme Court of the United States is forthcoming
Executive Clemency Applications
| Mr. Skinner filed two Applications for Executive Clemency. One application was for a 90-day Reprieve from Execution. The other application was for a Commutation from Death Sentence to life in prison. Each application went to the Governor of Texas and to the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles. PDFs of each application, and the associated Appendices, are available below. |
UT Austin Tribunal: Death Penalty Guilty on All Counts
On Tuesday, February 26, 2008, UT students presented a strong evidence against the continued use of the death penalty.
The verdict: Capital Punishment was found Guilty on All Counts!
The verdict: Capital Punishment was found Guilty on All Counts!
Help Hank Skinner Get a DNA Testing Before His Execution Day
First of all, thank you to all who are forwarding and promoting the support note for Hank's Clemency Petition; please continue to do so! Both petitions (commutation and reprieve) as well as three statements attached to the petitions can be downloaded in the "legal documents" section of the website.
Hank sent a 5-page letter to the Gray County D.A. Lynn Switzer with a number of exhibits, which was received by her office on January 27th 2010.
Those documents can be downloaded in the "legal documents" section - "DNA Issue" paragraph on the website.
Please take the time to read the letter, the exhibits document all the points and statements made by Hank in his letter. As you will understand from his letter, Hank is asking the D.A. to put the execution warrant on hold, to grant him a 120-day reprieve and order the DNA testing.
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Hank sent a 5-page letter to the Gray County D.A. Lynn Switzer with a number of exhibits, which was received by her office on January 27th 2010.
Those documents can be downloaded in the "legal documents" section - "DNA Issue" paragraph on the website.
Please take the time to read the letter, the exhibits document all the points and statements made by Hank in his letter. As you will understand from his letter, Hank is asking the D.A. to put the execution warrant on hold, to grant him a 120-day reprieve and order the DNA testing.
Read the rest of this entry »
The David Lee Powell Story
In the early morning hours of May 18, 1978, Austin police officer Ralph Ablanedo pulled over a red Mustang on a minor traffic violation. The car was missing a rear license tag, and the driver, Sheila Meinert, was driving without a license. Ablanedo called to run a check on Meinert and her boyfriend David Lee Powell, the owner of the car, but the computer system was down. He let them go, but within minutes he was radioed that Powell had some outstanding misdemeanor warrants. He pulled the Mustang over again, got out of his unit and approached the car. Before the night was over, Ablanedo would be dead.
