The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in the Texas death penalty case against Ruben Gutierrez on Monday. Gutierrez was ...

On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court heard from a lawyer for Valley man Ruben Gutierrez who is on death row. A jury sentenced him to death for the 1998 Brownsville ...

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At issue, Gutierrez said he was denied access to DNA to prove he wasn't the main killer of Escolastica Harrison. Texas says he's just trying to delay execution.

Ruben Gutierrez was convicted of capital murder and other charges tied to the 1998 robbery and killing of 85-year-old Escolastica Harrison. Prosecutors said Gutierrez and two others plotted to ...

Ruben Gutierrez was sentenced to death for the 1998 murder of 85-year-old Escolastica Harrison in Brownsville, Tex. Gutierrez has maintained his innocence and says DNA from several pieces of evidence ...

Gutierrez was convicted and sentenced to death in Texas state court for the murder of 85-year-old Escolastica Harrison. Prosecutors alleged Gutierrez and two friends killed Harrison during a ...

Gutierrez was sentenced to death for the 1999 murder of Escolastica Harrison. He admitted to his involvement in a plot to rob Harrison, but he maintains he had nothing to do with the 85-year-old’s ...

Gutierrez and two others planned to rob 85-year-old Escolastica Harrison, who kept over $600,000 in her home because she distrusted banks. The trio planned to lure Harrison out of her mobile home, but ...