Is Texas About to Execute (Another) Innocent Man?

March 8th, 2010 admin

There is strong, if not conclusive, evidence suggesting that Texas executed an innocent man, Cameron Todd Willingham .  Radley Balko reports that some fear the Lone Star state is about to do it again in the case of Hank Skinner.  DNA testing of remaining evidence might put an end to such fears, and provide further evidence of Skinner’s evidence or guilt, but state officials are resisting such tests.  As Balko writes: After a conviction, the criminal justice system tends put a premium on finality, setting a high bar for reopening or retrying old cases. Given the Willingham case and the spate of exonerations across Texas, perhaps it’s time the state put less …


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