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Henry Watkins "Hank" Skinner (born April 4, 1962) was convicted of bludgeoning to death his live-in girlfriend, Twila Busby, and stabbing to death her two mentally impaired sons, Randy Busby and Scooter Caler. The murders occurred on December 31, 1993 at 801 East Campbell Avenue in Pampa, Texas. Skinner was convicted of the murders on March 18, 1994, and sentenced to death on March 23, 1995. Skinner was a convicted felon and repeat parole violator; his criminal history was asserted by the prosecution at the sentencing hearing as reason to find him a "danger to society" justifying his execution^[1].

Skinner maintains his innocence, and continues to appeal his conviction^[2]. Skinner's appointed trial attorney, Harold Lee Comer was a former district attorney who had prosecuted Skinner in earlier cases, before losing his position and pleading guilty to criminal charges over the mishandling of cash seized in drug cases. The Washington Post cited Comer's appointment as an apparent case of cronyism, where Comer was appointed to a highly-paid case by a friend in order to help him raise the funds needed to pay off his overdue federal income taxes^[3].

Skinner has contributed to the series of articles, Uncensored from Texas Death Row.^{[citation needed]}

Skinner's most recent appeal, a federal habeas corpus petition centering on inadequate performance by his trial attorney on issues involving blood spatter analysis, was denied by the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on July 14, 2009.^[4] Under Rule 13 of the Supreme Court, Skinner has ninety days from that decision to file a petition for a writ of certiorari.

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External links

Site asserting Skinner's innocence
Offender Information. Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Retrieved on 2007-11-26.
Offenders on Death Row. Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Retrieved on 2007-11-26.

[1] ttp://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/APStories/stories/D90M6A3G0.html

[2] ttp://www.hankskinner.org

[3] ttp://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A52193-2000May11?language=printer

[4] Skinner v. Quarterman (5th Cir 2009); see also http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/localnews/stories/DN-execution_16met.ART.Central.Edition1.4bb8d6d.html

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 Skinner has contributed to the series of articles, [[Uncensored from Texas Death Row]].{{fact}}
-Skinner's most recent appeal, a federal [[habeas corpus]] petition centering on inadequate performance by his trial attorney on issues involving blood spatter analysis, was denied by the [[United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit]] on July 14, 2009.<ref>''[http://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub/07/07-70017-CV0.wpd.pdf Skinner v. Quarterman]'' (5th Cir 2009); see also http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/localnews/stories/DN-execution_16met.ART.Central.Edition1.4bb8d6d.html</ref>
+Skinner's most recent appeal, a federal [[habeas corpus]] petition centering on inadequate performance by his trial attorney on issues involving blood spatter analysis, was denied by the [[United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit]] on July 14, 2009.<ref>''[http://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub/07/07-70017-CV0.wpd.pdf Skinner v. Quarterman]'' (5th Cir 2009); see also http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/localnews/stories/DN-execution_16met.ART.Central.Edition1.4bb8d6d.html</ref> Under Rule 13 of the Supreme Court, Skinner has ninety days from that decision to file a petition for a writ of [[certiorari]].
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