Texas inmate Rodney Reed’s appeal for DNA testing was denied by the Supreme Court, keeping him on death row for a 1996 murder he claims he didn’t commit.
The US Supreme Court has upheld a ruling preventing DNA testing in the case of death row inmate Mr. Reed, convicted of the 1996 murder of Stacey Stites. The decision leaves unresolved questions about his innocence, despite ongoing calls for testing that could exonerate him.