Justices side with Texas death row inmate seeking DNA testing to show he shouldn't be executed
Read full article: Justices side with Texas death row inmate seeking DNA testing to show he shouldn't be executedThe Supreme Court has ruled for a Texas death row inmate who's seeking DNA testing to show he should be ineligible for execution.
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Texas appeals court blocks inmate Rodney Reedโs execution
Read full article: Texas appeals court blocks inmate Rodney Reedโs executionA woman holds a sign during a protest against the execution of Rodney Reed on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2019, in Bastrop, Texas. The stay of execution by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals came just hours after the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles had recommended delaying the lethal injection. Bryce Benjet, an attorney with the Innocence Project, which is representing Reed, said defense attorneys were โextremely relieved and thankfulโ to the appeals court. The Texas Attorney Generalโs Office declined to comment Friday on whether it would appeal the order staying Reedโs execution. In their most recent motion to the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, Reedโs lawyers alleged prosecutors suppressed evidence or presented false evidence related to Fennell.

Outcry to stop execution of Rodney Reed grows
Read full article: Outcry to stop execution of Rodney Reed growsRodney Reed has spent more than 21 years on death row for the 1996 murder of Stacey Stites. LIVINGSTON Texas - The outcry is growing from an army of supporters, including celebrities, clergy and state lawmakers, trying to stop the execution of Texas death row inmate Rodney Reed, who is set to die in less than two weeks. They point to new witness accounts and evidence they say exonerates Reed. But critics, including the lead prosecutor in Reed's case, say there is overwhelming evidence that he is guilty. "Rodney Reed is not innocent at all and all these people that think he's innocent, I'm so sorry, they're so blinded," Schlueter, now 42, said about Stites' murder.

Rodney Reed set to be executed in Texas this month
Read full article: Rodney Reed set to be executed in Texas this monthRodney Reed has spent over 21 years on death row for the 1996 murder of Stacey Stites. (Ralph Barrera/American-Statesman/AP)(CNN) - Less than a month before Rodney Reed is set to be executed in Texas, a former prison inmate claims someone else confessed to the murder that sent Reed to prison. Reed has spent more than 21 years on death row for the 1996 murder of Stacey Stites in Bastrop, Texas. Former inmate Arthur Snow Jr. filed an affidavit in court earlier this week saying Stites' fianc, Jimmy Fennell, confessed to the murder years ago. Snow realized Reed was in prison for a murder that Fennell had confessed to him, Snow said in his affidavit.

Kim Kardashian West joins fight to save Texas death row inmate
Read full article: Kim Kardashian West joins fight to save Texas death row inmate(CNN) - Kim Kardashian West is joining the fight to save a Texas death row inmate set to be executed next month. Greg Abbott on Saturday about the upcoming execution of Rodney Reed. Reed has spent over 21 years on death row for the 1996 murder of Stacey Stites in Bastrop, Texas. The court eventually ruled against Reed, which led prosecutors to seek a new execution date. She has been working with lawyers and activists in a national bipartisan advocacy group for criminal justice reform.
