Skinner v. Texas (original by judge hervey)
Annotate this CaseAppellant Henry Skinner was convicted of capital murder and sentenced to death for killing his girlfriend and her two sons in the home that they shared. On direct appeal, his conviction was affirmed. Subsequent to his conviction, DNA testing was conducted, and the trial court found that the test results were not favorable to Appellant. He appealed that finding, arguing whether it was reasonably probable that, had the DNA results been available at trial, he would not have been convicted. "In light of Appellant’s advisory and the nature of this issue," the Court of Criminal Appeals determined that further fact-finding and analysis by the trial court was in order. The Court abated this appeal and remanded the case to the trial court for further proceedings.
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