The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted a last-minute stay of execution to a Texas man who for more than a decade has requested DNA testing to prove his innocence in a 1998 killing.
In a statement Tuesday, Gutierrez's attorney, Shawn Nolan, said he was 'hopeful that now the Court has stepped in to stop this execution, we can ultimately accomplish the DNA testing to prove that Mr. Gutierrez should not be executed now or in the future.'
In a June petition to the Supreme Court, Gutierrez's attorneys said he has maintained for more than a decade that he did not enter Harrison's home and did not know that anyone would be harmed.
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