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Ex-death row inmate convicted
By The Houston Chronicle
Published: 08/17/2006

WEST TEXAS - John C. Skelton, one of nine Texas death row inmates freed by acquittals or case dismissals in the past 30 years, appears headed back to prison after a jury convicted him of threatening to kill a West Texas man in a $300,000 extortion scheme.

U.S. District Judge Robert Junell could decide today whether Skelton, who is 77, must remain behind bars pending his Oct. 31 sentencing date. Skelton, convicted of interstate extortion, faces up to 20 years' confinement...Read more.

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