DNA, Death Row and Supreme Court

U.S. Supreme Court hears Texas death row inmate’s appeal for DNA test of evidence
Ruben Gutierrez wants to be able to sue prosecutors to compel them to test evidence that he says will prove he did not kill a Brownsville woman in 1998.
Supreme Court Justices Appear Narrowly Divided Over Death Row Prisoner Plea for DNA Testing
The justices heard arguments in the case of a man on death row in Texas who claims DNA testing could spare his life.
Supreme Court to consider death row plea for DNA testing
The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Feb. 24 in the case of a man on Texas death row who has long tried to obtain postconviction DNA testing on evidence that he says would exonerate him. Rube
Supreme Court appears swayed by Texas death row inmate’s request for DNA testing
The Supreme Court appeared swayed by a Texas death row inmate’s argument he has the legal right to sue over the state’s laws governing DNA testing, as he seeks to obtain testing on evidence he
Death row inmate asks Supreme Court to hear oral arguments
JACKSON – Attorneys for death row inmate Charles Ray Crawford want the state’s highest court to hear oral arguments in the latest appeal of his 30-year-old capital murder conviction and death sentence.
Supreme Court hears Texas death penalty case
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 Escolastica Harrison in 1998.
LISTEN LIVE: Supreme Court hears case about a Texas man on death row suing for access to DNA testing
Gutierrez was condemned for the 1998 stabbing of Escolastica Harrison at her home in Brownsville, on the state’s southern tip.
Sexual assault survivors invited to town hall about CBI's backlog of DNA rape kits
Sexual assault survivors who are waiting for their DNA kits to be tested by the Colorado Bureau of Investigation are invited ...
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Ancient DNA reveals mysterious origins of the Huns who sacked Rome
The origin of the Huns in fourth-century Europe has long been debated, but centuries-old DNA has revealed their diverse ...
This is what no one planned could happen after taking a DNA test
Tech expert Kurt “CyberGuy" Knutsson says DNA tests pose privacy risks like shared genetic information, inaccuracies and hard ...
DNA origami suggests route to reusable, multifunctional biosensors
Using an approach called DNA origami, scientists at Caltech have developed a technique that could lead to cheaper, reusable ...
A man in Hawaii argued he spent 30 years in prison for a murder he didn’t commit. New DNA evidence helped free him
Gordon Cordeiro, who spent more than half of his life in prison for a murder he denied committing, walked out of a Maui ...
Inmate Gordon Cordeiro, free after 30 years thanks to new DNA evidence, struggles to adapt to modern times
A man whose conviction for a 1994 murder was overturned on new DNA evidence says he’s having a hard time adjusting to today’s ...
DNA demethylation explains how tomatoes convert their bitter toxins into something more palatable
A multi-institutional team of bioengineers has identified the genetic mechanism that converts bitter toxins to palatable ...
Remains of infant in 1988 Stillwater cold case to be exhumed for DNA evidence
Remains of an infant, known as "Stillwater Baby Doe 1988," were found in a brown plastic bag on the side of a gravel road ...
Boulder sheriff walks back partnership with state lab amid DNA testing backlog
Sheriff Curtis Johnson wrote in a Feb. 10 letter to CBI director Chris Shaefer that the agency will instead send genetic ...