Skinner v. State

OPINION

Approximately two weeks ago, appellant filed a motion in both this Court and the convicting court in which he asked each court to:(1) vacate the trial court’s October 20, 2009, order setting his execution date for February 24, 2010, and recall the void death warrant issued by the clerk of the court on November 13, 2009; and(2) prohibit the trial court from setting a new execution date until this Court has denied post-conviction habeas corpus relief in his case (or issued mandate on a filed and set writ).

In response to the motion filed in the trial court, the trial judge issued an order…