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 ...

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

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 ...

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) — The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in the Texas death penalty case against Ruben Gutierrez on Monday. Gutierrez was sentenced to death for the 1998 murder of ...

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 ...

Gutierrez was condemned for the 1998 stabbing ... us one step closer to finally doing the DNA testing that will overturn Ruben’s wrongful conviction and death sentence,” he said.

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 ...