Supreme Court Allows Texas Death Row Inmate to Pursue DNA Testing for Innocence

The U.S. Supreme Court has allowed Texas death row inmate Rodney Reed to pursue DNA testing on evidence that his attorneys say may help exonerate him. Reed was convicted in 1998 of killing Stacey Stites, but has maintained his innocence and has been fighting for years to get crime scene evidence, including the murder weapon, tested for traces of DNA. The Supreme Court ruled that Reed did not wait too long to seek relief in federal court, and his case will now return to the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which will reconsider his request for DNA testing.