Supreme Court revives Texas death row inmate’s faulty DNA evidence claim
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday revived a Texas death row inmate's claim that his murder conviction should be overturned because the DNA evidence used in the trial was later found to be unreliable.The justices threw out an appeals court ruling in favor of the state in a case brought by Areli Escobar, who was convicted of the 2009 murder of 17-year-old Bianca Maldonado. In an unusual move, prosecutors agreed that the evidence was faulty and that there should be a new trial. The Supreme Court remanded the case to a Texas appellate court "for further consideration in…
