NEW: Supreme Court rules that Texas death row inmate Rodney Reed, who was convicted of murdering a young grocery store clerk in 1996, can argue for DNA testing on crime scene evidence that has not been previously analyzed.
, who was convicted of murdering a young grocery store clerk in 1996, can get a new shot at obtaining new DNA testing.
The court on a 6-3 vote overturned a lower court ruling that said Reed, who has long maintained his innocence, had waited too long to make the request. “In Reed’s case, the state’s alleged failure to provide Reed with a fundamentally fair process was complete when the state litigation ended and deprived Reed of his asserted liberty interest in DNA testing,” Kavanaugh wrote.
Alito wrote that the majority's conclusion was"clearly wrong" on when the clock starts ticking and questioned whether it would be unfair for defendants to be required to file their claims sooner.
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