A coalition of 29 law enforcement officials and prosecutors filed an amicus brief on July 30, 2026, requesting that the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals re-examine evidence and permit DNA testing in the decades-old death penalty case of Rodney Reed, who was convicted for the 1996 rape and murder of Stacey Stites.
A coalition of prosecutors and law enforcement officials, including Fair and Just Prosecution, has formally petitioned the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals to conduct a comprehensive review of new evidence in the capital case of Rodney Reed, arguing that the information raises substantial questions regarding his 1998 conviction for the rape and murder of Stacey Stites.
The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal from Texas death row prisoner Rodney Reed, rejecting his latest effort to obtain DNA testing that he argues could prove his innocence.
Rodney Reed was convicted and sentenced to death for the 1996 murder of Stacey Stites in Texas, but has repeatedly sought DNA testing of the belt used to strangle her, which Texas officials have refused to allow despite evidence suggesting another suspect and possible racial bias in the all-white jury that convicted him.
The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal from Texas death row man Rodney Reed, rejecting his latest effort to obtain DNA testing that he argues could prove his innocence.
The courts play a vital role in ensuring fairness and justice, as evidenced by the recent Fischer v. United States Supreme Court decision, which limited the federal government’s use of obstruction statutes, and the role of the judiciary in reexamining flawed trials and evidence to prevent wrongful convictions.
By Claire Hsu AUSTIN, TX – The attorney for Rodney Reed and the Innocence Project last week…
By Leslie Acevedo WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of a Texas death…
Special to the Vanguard Washington, DC – The US Supreme Court ruled in favor of Rodney Reed…
By Alexis Rios-Jimenez AUSTIN, TX- The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has received a request from death…
By The Vanguard Staff AUSTIN, TX – An appeal filed here Friday in the Texas Court…
By Catherine Hamilton and Natalia Ruvalcaba BASTROP COUNTY, TX —Judge J.D. Langley of the 21st Judicial District…
By Leslie Ortiz and Jake Wylie BASTROP COUNTY, TX – District Court Judge J.D. Langley this week…
By Joshua Cenzano BASTROP COUNTY, TX – Twenty-three years after his conviction, and death row pronunciation, Rodney…
By Ascari Bryant and Paulina Buelna BASTROP, TX – Rodney Reed’s evidence hearing in his murder appeal…
By Maia Surendra and Elizabeth Garabedian BASTROP, TX – The third murder appeal hearing for Rodney Reed…
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