Killer of 3 in Texas loses bid for execution delay
Associated Press Writer
LIVINGSTON, Texas — The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals refused on Wednesday to halt next week's execution of a man convicted of a triple slaying in the Texas Panhandle more than 16 years ago.
The state's highest criminal court denied a request from inmate Hank Skinner to stop his lethal injection, scheduled for March 24 in Huntsville.
"I expected no more, no less from them," Skinner said from death row, describing the court as "nine prosecutors."
"Their previous rulings have been so far out of whack," he said. "One thing, they sure don't believe in due process. That court is a joke."
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