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SKINNER v. STATE

No. AP-75,812.

293 S.W.3d 196 (2009)

Henry Watkins SKINNER, Appellant v. The STATE of Texas.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

September 23, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert C. Owen, Austin, for Appellant.

Lynn Switzer, District Attorney, Pampa, Jeffrey L. Van Horn, State's Attorney, Austin, for State.

KELLER, P.J., delivered the opinion of the Court in which MEYERS, PRICE, JOHNSON, KEASLER, HERVEY, HOLCOMB, and COCHRAN, JJ., joined.

At appellant's trial, some evidence was tested for DNA, and some was not. State and federal district courts have both found that defense counsel had a reasonable trial strategy for not requesting the testing of the untested items. Some of the remaining items were subsequently tested. Appellant now requests testing of items that still...

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