Supreme Court Justices Appear Narrowly Divided Over Death Row Prisoner Plea for DNA Testing
The justices heard arguments in the case of a man on death row in Texas who claims DNA testing could spare his life.
Supreme Court appears swayed by Texas death row inmate’s request for DNA testing
The Supreme Court appeared swayed by a Texas death row inmate’s argument he has the legal right to sue over the state’s laws ...
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Supreme Court divided over death row right to DNA evidence testing
The Supreme Court on Monday was divided over whether a Texas man on death row has a legal right to sue, known as standing, to ...
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Supreme Court to consider death row plea for DNA testing
The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Feb. 24 in the case of a man on Texas death row who has long tried to obtain ...
Supreme Court Seems Divided Over Condemned Man's Request for DNA Testing
The Supreme Court is considering whether Ruben Gutierrez, on death row for his role in a 1998 murder of an elderly woman, has ...
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U.S. Supreme Court hears Texas death row inmate’s appeal for DNA test of evidence
A ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court on Texas death row inmate Ruben Gutierrez's case is expected to be delivered in the next few months. (Luke Johnson For The Texas Tribune, Luke Johnson For The ...
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Death penalty DNA debacle sparks broader questions over compliance with court orders
Several Supreme Court justices worried that a low-profile death penalty appeal could upend fundamental judicial principles.
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US Supreme Court hears Texas death row inmate's appeal for DNA test of evidence
The U.S. Supreme Court was seemingly divided Monday on a Texas death row ... an elderly woman during a robbery. Ruben Gutierrez, 47, was sentenced to death for the 1998 killing of Escolastica ...
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U.S. Supreme Court hears Texas death row inmate’s appeal for DNA test of evidence
The U.S. Supreme Court was seemingly divided Monday on a Texas death row inmate’s claim that the state is constitutionally obligated to provide DNA testing on evidence he says would prove he ...
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U.S. Supreme Court hears Texas death row inmate’s appeal for DNA test of evidence
Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. The U.S. Supreme Court was seemingly ...