The justices heard arguments in the case of a man on death row in Texas who claims DNA testing could spare his life.

The Supreme Court is considering whether Ruben Gutierrez, on death row for his role in a 1998 murder of an elderly woman, has ...

The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in the Texas death penalty case against Ruben Gutierrez on Monday. Gutierrez was ...

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On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court heard from a lawyer for Valley man Ruben Gutierrez who is on death row. A jury sentenced him to death for the 1998 Brownsville ...

Sharon Basch is a 3L at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law filing occasional dispatches from Washington DC this semester.  I made my way to the US Supreme Court press box for JURIST Monday ...

Ruben Gutierrez was convicted of capital murder and other charges tied to the 1998 robbery and killing of 85-year-old Escolastica Harrison. Prosecutors said Gutierrez and two others plotted to ...

Minutes before Ruben Gutierrez was scheduled to be put to death by the State of Texas, the U.S. Supreme Court stepped in to pause it. At issue, Gutierrez said he was denied access to DNA to prove ...

Jul 09 2024 Brief of respondent Luis Saenz in opposition filed. Jul 11 2024 Reply of petitioner Ruben Gutierrez filed. Jul 16 2024 Application (23A1160) referred to the Court. Jul 16 2024 Application ...

ABC News’ Devin Dwyer reports. Ruben Gutierrez, sentenced to death for the 1998 murder of 85-year-old Escolastica Harrison, is suing for access to DNA testing. ABC News’ Devin Dwyer reports.

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A Texas death row inmate is taking his request for DNA testing all the way to the Supreme Court. Ruben Gutierrez was convicted for the murder of an 85-year-old woman and sentenced to death.