The Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal from Texas death row inmate Rodney Reed, who claims untested crime scene evidence will help clear him. Reed was sentenced to death for the 1996 killing of 19-year-old Stacey Stites.
FILE - Visitors walk outside the Supreme Court building on Capitol Hill in Washington, Feb. 21, 2022.
FILE - Visitors walk outside the Supreme Court building on Capitol Hill in Washington, Feb. 21, 2022. Rodney ReedReed was sentenced to death for the 1996 killing of 19-year-old Stacey Stites. Prosecutors say Reed raped and strangled Stites as she made her way to work at a supermarket in Bastrop, a rural community about 30 miles southeast of Austin.
Reed has long maintained that her fiance, former police officer Jimmy Fennell, was the real killer. Reed says Fennell was angry because Stites, who was white, was having an affair with Reed, who is Black. Fennell, who served time for sexual assault and was released from prison in 2018, has denied killing Stites.
The justices will take up the case in the fall. The issue is whether Reed waited too long to ask for DNA testing of items recovered from and near Stiles’ body, clothing and items found in or near Fennell’s truck.His supporters have included Beyoncé, Kim Kardashian and Oprah Winfrey, as well as lawmakers from both parties.
Deutschland Neuesten Nachrichten, Deutschland Schlagzeilen
Similar News:Sie können auch ähnliche Nachrichten wie diese lesen, die wir aus anderen Nachrichtenquellen gesammelt haben.
Texas Death Row Inmate Rodney Reed to Get Supreme Court ReviewThe Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear an appeal from Texas death row inmate Rodney Reed, who claims untested crime-scene evidence will help clear him.
Weiterlesen »
‘Tampon tax’ critics hope state-court lawsuit can build pressure for the Texas Legislature to repealAfter failing three times to get the Texas Legislature to repeal the “tampon tax,” activists appear poised to try a new tack – mounting a lawsuit to build...
Weiterlesen »
Search enters day 2 for missing Texas Guardsman who attempted to save drowning migrantsThe search for a missing Texas National Guard Soldier continues Saturday after search and rescue teams had to pause dive operations on Friday due to the strength of the river’s current, according to a news release.
Weiterlesen »
22 Texas Hill Country bars and restaurants worth a road trip from San AntonioIf you're planning an excursion into the Hill Country, make dining part of the experience. SanAntonio SATX SanAntonioTX Texas HillCountry SanAntonioFood SanAntonioRestaurants Travel
Weiterlesen »
Abbott's Astroworld task force says all Texas venues should follow the same rules for eventsTask force studying deadly Astroworld Festival calls for ‘clearly outlined triggers’ to stop a show
Weiterlesen »