The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Monday to decide whether a Texas death row inmate should have access to evidence for DNA testing he says could clear him of three murders. The justices said they will use the case of Hank Skinner, who was as little as an hour away from being executed earlier this year, to decide whether prisoners may use a federal civil rights law to get DNA testing that was not performed before their conviction. Federal appeals courts around the country have decided the issue differently.
May 25, 2010 at 12:00 AM
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The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Monday to decide whether a Texas death row inmate should have access to evidence for DNA testing he says could clear him of three murders.
The justices said they will use the case of Hank Skinner, who was as little as an hour away from being executed earlier this year, to decide whether prisoners may use a federal civil rights law to get DNA testing that was not performed before their conviction.
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