At the end of August 2013, the entire DNA testing was done. On August 29, the defense filed an advisory with the 31st District Court of Gray County with the mitochondrial analysis as well as the report on the evidence. A hearing was subsequently scheduled for February 2014.
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Agreement on Mitochondrial DNA Testing
On April 1, 2013, the Attorney General's Office and the defense signed an agreement on mitochondrial DNA testing. These will be performed by a private laboratory and will be paid by Hank's defense fund.
Hank’s Defense Issues Press Release
Following the advisory filed in court by the Attorney General’s office and media articles, Hank's lawyers issued another press release:
"We are concerned that the Attorney General’s office has seen fit to publish partial results of DNA testing and to present its opinion to the court while DNA tests are … Continue Reading ››
Bilateral Agreement
On 22 June 2012, a bilateral agreement was signed by both parties.
Joint Motion Filed
On June 12, 2012, the State of Texas and attorneys for Hank Skinner filed a joint motion informing the Court of criminal appeals of their agreement to conduct DNA analysis on forty pieces of evidence. That court validated the request and returned the case to Judge Emmert, for signature to start the procedure.
https://issuu.com/justice4hank/docs/dna20120612
Attorney General’s Office Files Advisory
On June 1, 2012, the Attorney General’s Office filed an advisory indicating that the state was no longer opposed to the DNA testing. Hank's attorneys then published a press release.
https://issuu.com/justice4hank/docs/dna20120601
Court of Appeals Orders Hearing
On April 1, 2012, the Court of Appeals ordered a hearing for May 2, 2012.
https://issuu.com/justice4hank/docs/dna20120502
Appeals Filed by Hank’s Defense & The State
On January 30, 2012, Hank's attorneys filed their appeal, and the state filed its on March 5, 2012.
https://issuu.com/justice4hank/docs/dna20120130 https://issuu.com/justice4hank/docs/dna20120305
Second Order Dismissing DNA Testing
On November 21, 2011, Judge Emmert has signed a second order dismissing the third motion for DNA testing.
https://issuu.com/justice4hank/docs/dna20111121
Court of Appeal Issues Ruling Granting Stay
On November 7, 2011, the Court of Appeal issued a ruling granting a stay of execution to allow a hearing on the issue of the third motion for DNA testing.
https://issuu.com/justice4hank/docs/dna20111107