WASHINGTON (AP) – The US Supreme Court has long argued that DNA testing could help prove that 85-year-old woman would not kill an 85-year-old woman during a robbery at home decades ago I’ll listen to it.
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Reuben Gutierrez was accused of 1998 stab wounds by Escolastica Harrison at his Brownsville home on the southern tip of the state.
Prosecutors said the murder of the mobile home park manager and retired teacher was part of an attempt to steal more than $600,000 she had been hiding in her home due to distrust of the bank.
Gutierrez has long sought DNA tests for evidence such as Harrison’s nail scraping, loose hair wrapped in one of her fingers, and various blood samples from within the house.
His lawyers say there is no physical or forensic evidence linking him to the murder. Two other people were also charged in the case.
Attorney Sean Nolan said the High Court case came as relief. Hearing the case and agreeing to extend his performance stay, he said, “we will be one step closer to finally taking a DNA test that overturns Reuben’s illegal beliefs and death sentences.”
Prosecutors say the DNA testing request is a delayed tactic, and Gutierrez’s conviction is based on confessions admitting to the robbery plan and other evidence that she was inside her home when she was killed. I stated.
Gutierrez was convicted under the law of the state of Texas. This says that if you support or encourage a crime committee, you can be held responsible for the actions of others. He has some previous run dates that have been delayed in recent years.
