HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court granted a stay of execution for a Texas man 20 minutes before he was scheduled to face a lethal injection Tuesday evening.
HUNTSVILLE, Texas — The U.S. Supreme Court granted a stay of execution for a Texas man 20 minutes before he was scheduled to face a lethal injection Tuesday evening. The inmate has long maintained DNA testing would help prove he wasn't responsible for the fatal stabbing of an 85-year-old woman during a home robbery decades ago.
His attorneys have said there’s no physical or forensic evidence connecting him to the killing. Two others were also charged in the case. “He was visibly emotional,” prison spokeswoman Amanda Hernandez said. “We asked him if he wanted to make a statement but he needed a minute.” Gutierrez has had several previous execution dates in recent years that have been delayed, including over issues related to having a spiritual adviser in the death chamber. In June 2020, Gutierrez was about an hour away from execution when he got a stay from the Supreme Court.
“Gutierrez faces not only the denial of that he has repeatedly and consistently sought for over a decade, but moreover, execution for a crime he did not commit. No one has any interest in a wrongful execution,” Gutierrez’s attorneys wrote in their petition to the Supreme Court.
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Texas Supreme Court upholds ban on gender-affirming care for transgender youthsThe Texas law prevents transgender minors from accessing hormone therapies, puberty blockers and transition surgeries, even though medical experts say such surgical procedures are rarely performed on children
Read more »
Texas Supreme Court upholds ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minorsAUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Texas Supreme Court upheld the state’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors Friday, rejecting pleas from parents that it violates their right to seek medical care for their transgender children.
Read more »
Texas Supreme Court upholds ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minorsAUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Texas Supreme Court upheld the state’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors Friday, rejecting pleas from parents that it violates their right to seek medical care for their transgender children.
Read more »
Texas Supreme Court upholds ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minorsAUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Texas Supreme Court upheld the state’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors Friday, rejecting pleas from parents that it violates their right to seek medical care for their transgender children.
Read more »
Supreme Court Rejects Settlement In Rio Grande Water Dispute Between New Mexico And TexasThe Supreme Court has rejected a settlement between Western states over the management of one of North America’s longest rivers.
Read more »
U.S. Supreme Court grants Texas man a stay of execution just before his scheduled lethal injectionThe U.S. Supreme Court granted a stay of execution for a Texas man on Tuesday, 20 minutes before he was scheduled to face a lethal injection. The inmate has long maintained that DNA testing would help prove he wasn't responsible for the fatal stabbing of an 85-year-old woman during a 1998 home robbery.
Read more »