LEGAL DOCUMENTS
Clemency Petitions
- Petition for Commutation - March 10, 2010
- Commutation Supplemental - March 10, 2010
- Petition for Reprieve - March 10, 2010
- Hank's attorneys' letter to Governor Perry for a 30-day reprieve and DNA testing - March 11, 2010
Statements in Support
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- Motion for DNA Testing - October 9, 2001
- CCA Order on Motion for Forensic Testing - June 26, 2002
- Appeal Brief on Denial of Motion for Forensic Testing - October 25, 2002
- Brief of the State of Texas - November 20, 2002
- Reply Brief - December 11, 2002
- CCA Order on Motion for Forensic Testing - December 18, 2002
- CCA Opinion - September 10, 2003
- Complaint to TX State Commission on Judicial Conduct, August 16, 2003
- Motion for re-hearing - September 24, 2003
- Answer from TX State Commission on Judicial Conduct, December 18, 2003
- Dr Shields affidavit regarding the DNA Testing & DNA Report Sheet - July 7, 2005
- Petitioner's Renewed Motion for DNA Testing - August 12, 2005
- Links to Exhibits & Attachments to Petitioner's Renewed Motion for DNA Testing - August 12, 2005
- Respondent's Opposition to Petitoner's Renewed Motion for DNA Testing - September 1, 2005
- Reply to Respondent's Response to Petitioner's Renewed Motion for DNA Testing - September 16, 2005
- Defendant Second DNA Motion - July 27, 2007
- Attorney letter to Judge Emmert regarding the Second Motion for DNA Testing - November 5, 2007
- State's Reply to Second Motion for DNA Testing - November 20, 2007
- Defendant's Reply in Support of Second Motion for DNA Testing - December 4, 2007
- Order on Defendant's Second Motion for DNA Testing - December 6, 2007
- Brief of Appellant to the CCA - March 5, 2008
- State's Brief to the CCA - March 24, 2008
- Reply Brief of Appellant to the CCA - April 15, 2008
- CCA Opinion - September 23, 2009
- Complaint filed in Federal Court against Lynn Switzer, Gray County DA - November 27, 2009
- Plaintiff's Motion for Preliminary Injunction - November 30, 2009
- Brief in Support of Plaintiff's Motion for Preliminary Injunction - November 30, 2009
- Defendant's Response to the Plaintiff's Motion for Preliminary Injunction & Brief in Support of Response - December 29, 2009
- Defendant's Motion to Dismiss & Supporting Brief - December 29, 2009
- Plaintiff's Response to Defendant's Motion to Dismiss - January 6, 2010
- Plaintiff's Reply Brief in Support of Motion for Preliminary Injunction - January 6, 2010
- Defendant's Reply Brief in Support of Defendant's Motion to Dismiss - January 11, 2010
- Report & Recommendation to grant defendant's motion to dismiss - January 15, 2010
- Plaintiff's objection to Magistrate Judge's Report & Recommendation - January 15, 2010
- District Court Judgment - January 20, 2010
- Hank's Letter and Exhibits to Lynn Switzer, Gray County D.A. - January 23, 2010
- Link to Exhibits
- 5th Circuit Court Order dismissing Appeal - January 28, 2010
- Petition for Writ of Certiorari #09-9000 - February 12, 2010
- Respondent's Brief in Opposition to Petition for Writ of Certiorari - March 15, 2010
- Reply to Respondent's Brief - Cert Petition 09-9000 - March 19, 2010
- Supreme Court Order granting certiorari - May 24, 2010
- Brief for Petitioner - July 22, 2010
Post Conviction Appeals
- Bill of Indictment - January 1994
- Court's Charge on Punishment - March 18, 1995
- Capital Judgment - March 23, 1995
- Verdict - March 23, 1995
- CCA Order - December 2, 1998
- CCA Concurring Opinion - December 2, 1998
- CCA Dissenting Opinion - December 2, 1998
- Order on Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus, September 12, 2001
- Report & Recommendation to deny Motion to Dismiss for failure to exhaust State Remedies, September 12, 2002
- Order Overruling Objections, adopting Report & Recommendation & denying motion to dismiss for failure to exhaust State remedies, September 27, 2002
- Order to File Answer, October 10, 2002
- Proposed Joint Scheduling Order, October 21, 2002
- First Amended Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus, November 27, 2002
- Reply in Support of First Amended Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus, December 5, 2003
- Motion for Leave to conduct Discovery and brief in support, December 5, 2003
- Respondent's Opposition to Petitioner's Motion for Leave to Conduct Discovery - December 15, 2003
- Motion for Court to set execution date, December 16, 2003
- Reply in Further Support of Motion for Leave to Conduct Discovery & Brief in Support - January 9, 2004
- Order Granting Leave to Conduct Discovery, May 18, 2004
- Petitioner's objections to Magistrate's Order granting leave to conduct limited discovery, June 1, 2004
- Order Denying Petitoner's Motion for Leave to Conduct Further Discovery - July 25, 2005
- Order Setting Evidentiary Hearing & Oral Argument - July 25, 2005
- Petitioner's Objections to Magistrate's Order Denying Motion for Leave to Conduct Further Discovery - August 8, 2005
- Petitioner's Response to Court Order Requesting Identification of Disputed Issues of Fact - August 12, 2005
- Response to Petitioner's Identification of Disputed Issues of Fact - August 24, 2005
- Reply to Respondent's Response to Petitoner's Identification of Disputed Issues of Fact - September 2, 2005
- Evidentiary Hearing Transcript Volume 1 - November 2005
- Evidentiary Hearing Transcript Volume 2 - November 2005
- Evidentiary Hearing Transcript Volume 3 - November 2005
- Petitioner's Post Hearing Brief - March 6, 2006
- Respondent's Post Hearing Brief - March 6, 2006
- Petitioner's Reply to Respondent's Post Hearing Brief - March 14, 2006
- Respondent's Reply to Petitioner's Post Hearing Brief - March 14, 2006
- Findings, Conclusions & Recommendation of US Magistrate Judge - September 29, 2006
- Petitioner's Objections to the Report & Recommendation - November 17, 2006
- Federal District Court Judgment - February 22, 2007
- Order Overruling Objections adopting Report & Recommendation & Denying Petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus - February 22, 2007
- Federal District Court Order - April 10, 2007
- Application for a Certificate of Appealability & Memorandum in Support - May 9, 2007
- Federal District Court Order to Respond to Petitioner's Application for Certificate of Appealability - May 15, 2007
- Respondent's Response in Opposition to Petitioner's Application for Certificate of Appealability - May 22, 2007
- Report & Recommendation to Deny Application for Certificate of Appealability - June 14, 2007
- Petitioner's Objections to the Report & Recommendation - June 29, 2007
- Order Overruling Objections, Adopting Report & Recommendation & Denying Application for Certificate of Appealability - July 2, 2007
- Federal District Court Judgement - July 2, 2007
- Brief in Support of Application for Certificate of Appealability - Sept 26, 2007
- Petitioner-Appelant's unopposed motion for leave to file reply in support of COA - January 9, 2008
- Reply in Support of Application for Certificate of Appealability - January 9, 2008
- 5th Circuit Court Ruling on Application for Certificate of Appealability - May 14, 2008
- Petitioner-Appellant's Opening Brief to the 5th cc - July 24, 2008
- State Merit Brief to the 5thcc - October 24, 2008
- Petitioner-Appellant's Reply Brief - November 24, 2008
- 5th Circuit Ruling - July 14, 2009
- Petition for Rehearing En Banc - August 10, 2009
- 5th Circuit Court Order denying the motion for rehearing - August 28, 2009
- Order setting date of execution - October 26, 2009
- Petition for Writ of Certiorari - November 23, 2009
- Respondent's Brief in opposition to petition for writ of certiorari - January 25, 2010
- Reply to Respondent's Brief in Opposition to Petition for Writ of Certiorari - February 3, 2010
- Motion to Vacate Order Setting Execution Date & Recall Void Death Warrant - February 8, 2010
- Application for Stay of Execution - US Supreme Court - February 12, 2010
- Order vacating order setting execution date and setting new date for March 24, 2010 - February 17, 2010
- Motion to Expedite Appeal - February 19, 2010
- Application for post-conviction writ of habeas corpus - March 1, 2010
- Applicant's motion for leave to conduct investigation and to post-amend his application for post conviction writ of habeas corups - March 1, 2010
- Application for post-conviction writ of habeas corpus exhibits - March 1, 2010
- CCA Order - March 4, 2010
- Order from the convicting court to send subsequent writ to court of criminal appeals - March 3, 2010
- Motion for Remand to the convicting court for consideration of application for post-conviction writ of habeas corpus - March 9, 2010
- CCA Order on Application for Post-Conviction Writ of Habeas Corpus & Motion for Stay of Execution - March 17, 2010
- Respondent's Opposition to Petitioner's Application for Stay of Execution - March 23, 2010
- Petitioner's Reply to Respondent's Opposition to Application for Stay of Execution - March 24, 2010
- Supreme Court Order in pending case - March 24, 2010
Affidavits, Expert Reports & Interviews
- Blood Spatter Report - March 20, 1994
- Affidavit by Ronnie Campbell - August 3, 1994
- Interview of Howard Mitchell by Bill McMinn, investigator for the D.A.'s office - September 29, 1994
- Affidavit by Howard Mitchell - September 6, 1997
- Affidavit by Andrea Reed - September 27, 1997
- Affidavit by Lori Brim - January 19, 1998
- GeneScreen Report - August 24, 2000
- GeneScreen Report - September 20, 2000
- GeneScreen Report - October 2, 2000
- GeneScreen Report - February 6, 2001
- Affidavit of Cliff Carpenter Jr. concerning Robert Donnell - February 7th, 2001
- Affidavit by Dr Lowry - February 21, 2001
- Affidavit by Cliff Carpenter - February 24, 2001
- Affidavit by Dr Shields - July 7, 2005
- Declaration by Dr. Kalant, Toxicology Expert - February 16, 2010
Last up date: May 24, 2010