Supreme Court grants last-minute stay in Texas execution of man requesting DNA tests
![Death row inmate Ruben Gutierrez was set to receive a lethal injection on Tuesday at the state penitentiary in Huntsville, Texas, before the Supreme Court issued a stay.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/316x421+0+0/resize/316x421!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa0%2F17%2Ff1d6b30843c884003457a5730890%2Fap24197691449313.jpg)
Ruben Gutierrez has been seeking DNA tests on multiple crime-scene items from the murder case against him for more than a decade. His legal team says a Texas law blocking his effort is unconstitutional.
(Image credit: Texas Department of Criminal Justice)
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