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Stay of Execution

A federal court in Texas stayed the scheduled execution of Ruben Gutierrez, who has maintained his innocence in a fatal stabbing and has long sought DNA testing of potentially exculpatory evidence. The execution was set for June 16.

BROWNSVILLE, Texas — A federal court in Texas stayed the scheduled execution of Ruben Gutierrez, who has maintained his innocence in a fatal stabbing and has long sought DNA testing of potentially exculpatory evidence. The execution was set for June 16.

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