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Texas court puts off execution due to legal change
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals on Monday put off the scheduled Wednesday execution of 49-year-old Henry Skinner because it is examining how changes in the state law covering DNA testing requests affects cases like his. Skinner was convicted of
Updated: 11/07/2011 04:30P

FOX5 Vegas - KVVUTexas court puts off execution due to legal change
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals on Monday put off the scheduled Wednesday execution of 49-year-old Henry Skinner because it is examining how changes in the state law covering DNA testing requests affects cases like his. Skinner was convicted of
Updated: 11/07/2011 04:27P

Texas court postpones execution of convicted murder while it weighs changes to
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals on Monday put off the scheduled Wednesday execution of 49-year-old Henry Skinner because it is examining how changes in the state law covering DNA testing requests affects cases like his. Skinner was convicted of
Updated: 11/07/2011 04:26P

Michael Jackson's doctor convicted of involuntary manslaughter in singer's death
(AP) — Oregon was first in the nation to have all residents vote by mail. Now it's pioneering another idea: vote by iPad. Voters in five counties are filling out and returning their mail-in ballots for a Tuesday special primary election to replace
Updated: 11/07/2011 04:25P

FOX Carolina 21Texas court puts off execution due to legal change
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals on Monday put off the scheduled Wednesday execution of 49-year-old Henry Skinner because it is examining how changes in the state law covering DNA testing requests affects cases like his. Skinner was convicted of
Updated: 11/07/2011 04:24P

Young offenders repair harm caused by crime
A local committee that has been quietly helping to lighten the youth caseload in Timmins busy criminal courts is trumpeting the benefits of "restorative justice." Restorative justice is an approach that focuses on
Updated: 11/07/2011 04:24P

Durbin seeks changes in justice system that lets felons flee country
Dick Durbin today urged Attorney General Eric Holder to fix breakdowns in America's criminal justice system that allow growing numbers of criminal suspects to flee the country each year and evade trial for murder, rape and other serious felonies.
Updated: 11/07/2011 04:24P

KCTV 5Texas court puts off execution due to legal change
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals on Monday put off the scheduled Wednesday execution of 49-year-old Henry Skinner because it is examining how changes in the state law covering DNA testing requests affects cases like his. Skinner was convicted of
Updated: 11/07/2011 04:24P

Court of Criminal Appeals Grants Hank Skinner Stay
The court in its order today said it wanted time to consider Skinner's requests for DNA testing in light of the most recent changes to post-conviction DNA testing law that legislators approved during the legislative session this year.
Updated: 11/07/2011 04:23P

CBS 3 Springfield - WSHMTexas court puts off execution due to legal change
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals on Monday put off the scheduled Wednesday execution of 49-year-old Henry Skinner because it is examining how changes in the state law covering DNA testing requests affects cases like his. Skinner was convicted of
Updated: 11/07/2011 04:21P

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