U.S. Supreme Court hears Texas death row inmate’s appeal for DNA test of evidence

A ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court on Texas death row inmate Ruben Gutierrez's case is expected to be delivered in the next few months. (Credit: Luke Johnson for The Texas Tribune)

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The U.S. Supreme Court was seemingly divided Monday on a Texas death row inmate’s claim that the state is constitutionally obligated to provide DNA testing on evidence he says would prove he didn’t kill an elderly woman during a robbery.