Supreme Court to weigh a Texas death row case
Texas death row inmate's DNA testing case goes to US Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Friday to hear an appeal by a Texas man who faces the death penalty for his role in the 1998 murder of an elderly mobile home park owner and is seeking DNA testing of evidence from the crime scene.
Supreme Court to review death penalty appeal challenging Texas’s DNA testing law
Ruben Gutierrez was sentenced to death for the 1998 Brownsville murder of an elderly woman. His execution was stayed in July.
Supreme Court to weigh a Texas death row case after halting execution
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court will hear the case of a Texas man on death row who has long argued that DNA testing would help prove he didn't kill an 85-year-old woman during a home robbery decades ago.
Supreme Court to Review Texas Death Row Inmate's DNA Appeal
The U.S. Supreme Court will review Ruben Gutierrez's appeal seeking DNA testing in his death penalty case for the 1998 murder of an elderly mobile home park owner. Gutierrez argues that DNA evidence could prove he didn't enter the victim's home,
Attorneys for Texas death row inmate take new step in quest for clemency
AUSTIN, Texas — Attorneys for a Texas death row inmate are taking a new step to try and save his life. Robert Roberson is set to be executed on Oct. 17 for the 2002 death of his 2-year-old daughter, Nikki.
TX lawmakers request clemency for death row inmate
Texas rarely grants clemency for death row inmates, but that’s not stopping a group of bipartisan lawmakers from showing their support for a man scheduled to be executed in October. Six state representatives visited Robert Roberson on Friday to urge the Texas Board of Pardon Paroles and Gov.
Supreme Court to Hear High-Stakes DNA Appeal of Texas Death Row Inmate
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal from Texas death row inmate Ruben Gutierrez, who is seeking DNA testing of evidence from a 1998 murder crime scene. Gutierrez argues that DNA testing could prove his innocence,
Justices to Consider Inmate's DNA Request as Execution on Hold
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Texas execution of Ruben Cardenas Ramirez sparks row with Mexico
Mexico abolished the death penalty in 2005. "I firmly condemn the execution of Ruben Cardenas ... Carlos Gonzalez Gutierrez, the Mexican consul general in Texas, was quoted by AFP as saying ...
A Texas execution is renewing calls for clemency. It’s rarely granted
Texas rarely grants clemency for death row inmates, but that's not stopping a group of bipartisan lawmakers from showing ...