A group of current and former lawmakers, judges and lawyers is calling on Texas Gov. Rick Perry to grant DNA testing for a convicted murderer with an execution less than two weeks away. The letter, also sent to Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott and Gray County District Attorney Lynn Switzer, argues that the state should "ensure certainty" before carrying out the execution. A Perry spokesperson said that the governor wouldn't comment on the case and that it is a matter for the courts.
Henry Skinner, 49, has been convicted of the 1993 deaths of his girlfriend and her two sons in Pampa, Texas. Skinner, according to the Houston Chronicle, has said that he was too intoxicated with alcohol and codeine to have committed the crime. The Chronicle adds that multiple items from the crime scene have not been tested.
He came within one hour of execution in March 2010 before the U.S. Supreme Court ordered a stay.
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