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Death - Tennessee: The Tennessee Supreme Court Punts.

The Tennessee Supreme Court has refused to determine whether state law requires a new trial for a death-row inmate whose appeals presented DNA and other evidence that appears to prove his innocence in the murder of a woman.
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The state justices' decision is likely to return the issue to a federal appeals court, where House's lawyer is confident his client can prevail. But House, who has multiple sclerosis, might die before that occurs, public defender Steve Kissinger said.
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"My cynicism is starting to become very high in this case," Kissinger said Wednesday.

"It's clear, I hope to everyone, that the state has everything to gain from Mr. House dying on death row of natural causes. His case involves police misconduct and concealment of fabricated evidence and does not reflect well on the justice system."

Defendant: Paul Gregory House