Justices side with Texas death row inmate seeking DNA testing to show he shouldn't be executed

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The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 in favor of Ruben Gutierrez, a Texas death row inmate seeking DNA testing to prove his ineligibility for execution. Gutierrez’s lawyers argue that there was no physical evidence connecting him to the crime.

The 6-3 decision could lead to testing that may show Gutierrez was not responsible for the stabbing of an 85-year-old woman. The Supreme Court granted Gutierrez a stay of execution shortly before his lethal injection.

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The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 in favor of Ruben Gutierrez, a Texas death row inmate seeking DNA testing to prove his ineligibility for execution.
Gutierrez's lawyers argue that there was no physical evidence connecting him to the crime.
The 6-3 decision could lead to testing that may show Gutierrez was not responsible for the stabbing of an 85-year-old woman.
The Supreme Court granted Gutierrez a stay of execution shortly before his lethal injection.

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The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 on Thursday in Gutierrez v. Saenz that Texas death row inmate Ruben Gutierrez can challenge state DNA testing laws to seek evidence that may prove his innocence.
Gutierrez was sentenced to death in 1998 for the fatal stabbing of 85-year-old Escolastica Harrison during a robbery at her Brownsville home, but Texas courts had repeatedly denied his requests for DNA testing that could clear him.
His lawyers argue he was involved in the robbery but never entered the home or committed the murder, and they contend that DNA evidence of hair or nail scrapings would prove his innocence.
Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote the majority opinion rejecting the Fifth Circuit’s ruling that Gutierrez lacked standing, calling it “wrong twice over” and emphasizing that the constitutional claim is not moot despite prosecutorial resistance.
The decision allows Gutierrez’s challenge to proceed in federal court, potentially enabling DNA testing that his lawyers say would prove his innocence and impact the application of Texas post-conviction DNA laws.

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