Supreme Court Halts Execution of Texas Man Seeking DNA Test to Prove Innocence
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday intervened just minutes before a Texas man was scheduled to be executed, granting a temporary stay as it considers taking up his longstanding plea for DNA testing, which he claims will establish his innocence in a 1998 murder case. Ruben Gutierrez, now 45, was convicted in the … Read more