Ruben Gutierrez is challenging the constitutionality of a state law that restricts death row inmates from seeking tests that ...

Supreme Court rules for Texas death row inmate seeking DNA testing to block execution Ruben Gutierrez is on Texas death row in the murder of an 85-year-old woman in 1998.

The U.S. Supreme Court sided with a Texas death row inmate in a challenge over whether he had standing to sue a district attorney who refused to test DNA evidence.

The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 for Ruben Gutierrez, a Texas death row inmate, granting a path for DNA testing that could impact his execution eligibility.

The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 for Ruben Gutierrez, a Texas death row inmate, granting a path for DNA testing that could impact his execution eligibility.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled for a Texas death row inmate who is seeking DNA testing to show he should be ineligible for execution.