Skinner v. Switzer
2011 United States Supreme Court case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Skinner v. Switzer, 562 U.S. 521 (2011), is a decision by the U.S. Supreme Court regarding the route through which a prisoner may obtain biological DNA material for testing to challenge his conviction; whether through a civil rights suit or a habeas corpus petition. A majority of the Court held that the civil rights path was the appropriate path.
Quick Facts Skinner v. Switzer, Argued October 13, 2010 Decided March 7, 2011 ...
Skinner v. Switzer | |
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Argued October 13, 2010 Decided March 7, 2011 | |
Full case name | Henry W. Skinner v. Lynn Switzer, District Attorney |
Docket no. | 09-9000 |
Citations | 562 U.S. 521 (more) 131 S. Ct. 1289; 179 L. Ed. 2d 233 |
Case history | |
Prior | Defendant conviction affirmed, 956 S.W.2d 532 (Tex. Crim. App., 1997); federal relief denied sub nom. Skinner v. Quarterman, 2007 WL 582808 (N.D. Tex., 2007); affirmed, 576 F.3d 214 (5th Cir., 2009); additional testing request under state law denied, 122 S.W.3d 808 (Tex. Crim. App., 2003); additional motion denied, 293 S.W.3d 196 (Tex. Crim. App., 2009); affirmed, 363 Fed.Appx. 302 (5th Cir., 2010); certiorari granted, 560 U.S. 924 (2010). |
Holding | |
Because federal-court subject-matter jurisdiction existed over Skinner’s complaint, his claim was cognizable under §1983. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed. | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Ginsburg, joined by Roberts, Scalia, Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan |
Dissent | Thomas, joined by Kennedy, Alito |
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