Alan Miller & Dr. David Overbey

Saturday, March 27, 2010

Ogre-oid: Texas (still)


Mere hours before Hank Skinner was scheduled to be murdered by the government of Texas, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a stay so they can consider his case.  The court is considering whether this man has a right to have DNA evidence examined (evidence he believes will prove his innocence).  Apparently Texas is so hot on killing people they don't want to make absolutely sure the person deserves the sentence.  Not that the death penalty does any good in any way, it's just that if there may be evidence that can prove someone did not commit a crime it seems they should have a right for that evidence to be examined.  Now whether this emerges as an even larger Ogre-oid (as it did in Alaska) will have to be seen. 

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