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Rodney Reed, Petitioner v. Bryan Goertz, et al. *** capital case ***
Case Number:
21-442
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Nature of Suit:
3535 Habeas Corpus - Death Penalty
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Companies
- NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund Inc.
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
- National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
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April 19, 2023
Justices' DNA Clock Ruling Called Key To Path To Exoneration
The U.S. Supreme Court's decision Wednesday that a man convicted of murder must have a new chance to request DNA testing of evidence he says will prove his innocence is a "critical" measure to protect one of few avenues to exoneration, experts said.
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April 19, 2023
Justices Back Longer Clock For Post-Conviction DNA Tests
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that state prisoners requesting post-conviction DNA testing have until after all state appeals finish before a clock for federal relief starts ticking, ending a stricter time limit the NAACP called "illogical" and race-biased.
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July 11, 2022
NAACP Tells High Court DNA Testing Case Is Race Biased
The NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund has backed a Texas death row inmate convicted of murdering a woman in 1998 in his bid for post-conviction DNA testing that he believes could exonerate him, arguing DNA evidence is critical for correcting racial bias in the case.
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April 25, 2022
Supreme Court Decides To Take Up DNA Testing Case
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal brought by a Texas death row inmate convicted of murdering a woman in 1998, challenging the Fifth Circuit's decision to deny him access to DNA testing that the inmate says could exonerate him.