The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear another post-conviction DNA case, less than a year after having ruled that “constitutionalizing” access to DNA testing would be a mistake.
Henry Skinner is on Texas’ death row. In March, he had his last meal and was awaiting execution when the U.S. Supreme Court granted him a stay. The court will now review his claim, presented in Skinner v. Switzer , that he was denied access to evidence that “could,” through DNA testing, exonerate him.
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