Overview

• Gutierrez was convicted of the 1998 stabbing death of Escolastica Harrison during a home robbery.
• The Supreme Court's stay came 20 minutes before his scheduled execution by lethal injection.
• His attorneys argue that untested DNA evidence could exonerate him, but state courts have denied the requests.
• Prosecutors claim Gutierrez's DNA testing appeals are tactics to delay his execution.
• This is the second time the Supreme Court has paused his execution, previously halting it in 2020 over religious advisor access.