Legal Opinion
Skinner, Henry Watkins
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided March 9, 2016No. AP-77,046PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court 1
OPINION
2Opinion of the Court · HerveyHervey, J.
in which KELLER, P.J., JOHNSON, KEASLER, ALCALA, RICHARDSON, YEARY, and NEWELL, JJ., joined.
Appellant 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. Skinner v. State, 956 S.W.2d 532 (Tex.Crim.App.1997). Subse’quent to his conviction, DNA tfe'sting was conducted pursuant to Chapter 64, and the trial court found' that the test results' were not favorable to- Appellant. He now appeals that finding and asks us to decide whether it is .reasonably probable that,…
3Cases cited11 opinions
- Olivo v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1996
- State v. PatrickCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2002
- Skinner v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
- State v. MorenoCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1991
- Moss, Jecia JavetteCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2014
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4Cited by27 opinions
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