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crime2 years ago•3 min saved

Texas Court Denies Rodney Reed's Innocence Claims and New Trial

The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has rejected death-row inmate Rodney Reed's claims of innocence and request for a new trial. Reed, who was convicted and sentenced to death for the 1996 murder of Stacey Stites, has maintained his innocence and received support from the Innocence Project. Despite multiple applications for relief, all have been unsuccessful. Reed's defense team accused the state of withholding evidence and violating his constitutional rights. The court's rejection comes after a two-week evidentiary hearing and the filing of Reed's ninth and tenth applications. The decision has sparked outrage and calls for continued efforts to secure Reed's freedom.

via KXAN.com|

#crime #death-row #innocence-claims

crime2 years ago•4 min saved

Texas' Highest Criminal Court Denies Rodney Reed's Innocence Claim

The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has denied death row inmate Rodney Reed a chance for a new trial, rejecting his claims of innocence in the 1996 murder of Stacey Stites. Reed's case gained international attention in 2019, with supporters doubting his guilt and calling for his life to be spared. The court's ruling stated that Reed had not demonstrated his innocence, even with post-trial evidence. Reed's attorneys have vowed to continue fighting for his freedom, and he is unlikely to face an immediate execution date due to a previous Supreme Court ruling allowing him to pursue DNA testing on evidence used to convict him.

via The Texas Tribune|

#crime #death-row #innocence

justice2 years ago•3 min saved

Texas Death Row Inmate Granted DNA Testing by Supreme Court.

The US Supreme Court has ruled in favor of Rodney Reed, a death row inmate in Texas, allowing him to seek DNA testing that he says may help prove his innocence in the 1996 rape and murder of Stacey Stites. The court said that Reed had not waited too long to file a federal lawsuit seeking the testing of some 40 items of evidence, including the belt used to strangle Stites. The case has drawn intense interest from lawmakers and celebrities, including Kim Kardashian and Rihanna.

via The New York Times|

#death-row #dna-testing #justice

crime2 years ago•2 min saved

Supreme Court Allows Texas Death Row Inmate to Pursue DNA Testing for Innocence

The U.S. Supreme Court has allowed Texas death row inmate Rodney Reed to pursue DNA testing on evidence that his attorneys say may help exonerate him. Reed was convicted in 1998 of killing Stacey Stites, but has maintained his innocence and has been fighting for years to get crime scene evidence, including the murder weapon, tested for traces of DNA. The Supreme Court ruled that Reed did not wait too long to seek relief in federal court, and his case will now return to the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which will reconsider his request for DNA testing.

via The Texas Tribune|

#crime #death-row #dna-testing

law2 years ago•2 min saved

Supreme Court supports Rodney Reed's pursuit of DNA evidence.

The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled in favor of Texas death-row inmate Rodney Reed, stating that a lower court had wrongly dismissed a lawsuit Reed filed seeking further DNA testing of crime scene evidence in his case. Reed's defense team has been fighting for additional DNA testing for years, and the latest Supreme Court decision relates to a lawsuit Reed filed to ultimately get more testing done. Reed has been on death row since his conviction in 1997, but he has maintained his innocence.

via KXAN.com|

#death-row-case #dna-testing #innocence

law2 years ago•2 min saved

Supreme Court grants death row inmate's request for DNA testing.

The US Supreme Court has ruled that Texas death row inmate Rodney Reed, who was convicted of murdering a young grocery store clerk in 1996, can seek new DNA testing. The court overturned a lower court ruling that said Reed had waited too long to make the request. The case prompted an unusual split on the court, with Justice Brett Kavanaugh joined by the three liberal justices and two conservatives, Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Amy Coney Barrett, in the majority.

via NBC News|

#death-row-inmate #dna-testing #law

law2 years ago•3 min saved

Supreme Court supports Rodney Reed's DNA testing bid for innocence.

The Supreme Court has allowed Texas death row inmate Rodney Reed to seek post-conviction DNA evidence to prove his innocence in the 1998 killing of Stacey Stites. Reed claims an all-White jury wrongly convicted him, and celebrities such as Kim Kardashian and Rihanna have expressed support. The ruling puts a new focus on DNA crime-scene evidence and when an inmate can make a claim to access the technology in a plea of innocence. Kavanaugh delivered the opinion of the court, and Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, and Neil Gorsuch dissented.

via CNN|

#dna-evidence #due-process-rights #innocence-project