Texas plans to execute Rodney Reed. His guilt is widely doubted.
Nov 5, 2019 · Rodney Reed's guilt in the 1996 murder of Stacey Stites has been questioned for decades. A bipartisan group of lawmakers join national calls to stop his upcoming execution.
Judge rejects Texas death row inmate Rodney Reed's bid for …
Nov 1, 2021 · Texas death row inmate Rodney Reed, a Black man who has long insisted he is innocent in the murder 25 years ago of a young white grocery store clerk, does not deserve a …
Rodney Reed Should Not Be Retried in Texas Murder Case, Judge …
Nov 1, 2021 · Ken Paxton, the Texas attorney general, commended the judge’s recommendation that Mr. Reed be denied a new trial. “Rodney Reed sexually assaulted and murdered Stacey …
Attorneys cite new evidence in attempt to halt Rodney Reed's …
Oct 4, 2019 · BASTROP — Defense attorneys for death row inmate Rodney Reed have brought to light two new witnesses in an eleventh-hour attempt to halt his Nov. 20 execution, a …
Days after new judge is assigned, Rodney Reed's lawyers file …
Nov 28, 2019 · Reed was sentenced to death in 1998 for the 1996 murder of Stacey Stites, who was strangled and left on a Bastrop County road. DNA recovered from her body matched …
US Supreme Court turns down Rodney Reed's request to review …
The U.S. Supreme Court denied a request by death row inmate Rodney Reed to review his claim for a new trial after it was rejected by a lower court.
Texas death row inmate to get Supreme Court review
Apr 25, 2022 · WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear an appeal from Texas death row inmate Rodney Reed, who claims untested crime-scene evidence will help …
Witnesses share new testimony in Rodney Reed evidence hearing
Jul 21, 2021 · In 2015, she wrote a letter with her statement to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and Gov. GregAbbott, but never received a response. After learning that a judge …
Rodney Reed presses for DNA tests on murder weapon
Oct 28, 2019 · With a Nov. 20 execution date looming, lawyers for death row inmate Rodney Reed are making a last-ditch effort to force DNA testing on the murder weapon in his case.
Rodney Reed’s lawyers ask to withdraw execution date citing new …
Oct 6, 2019 · In 2015 after seeing continuing media coverage about Reed’s execution date the witness said he sent letters to both Gov. Greg Abbott and Texas AG Ken Paxton about his …