The Supreme Court rejected an appeal from a death row inmate whose bid for a new trial drew the support of the prosecutor's office that originally put him on death row.

Areli Escobar has sought a new trial since a damning audit of APD's crime lab. The same office that prosecuted him has supported his efforts.

The U.S. Supreme Court has denied an Austin man’s second request to review his death penalty case on the basis of questionable DNA evidence. Areli Escobar was convicted and sentenced to death in ...

The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed an appeal from a Texas death row inmate, Areli Escobar, who was seeking a new trial. This decision came despite the support of the prosecutor's office that ...

Areli Escobar was sentenced to death for the sexual assault and murder of 17-year-old Bianca Maldonado.

The justices turned away the appeal brought by Areli Escobar, who was convicted of the 2009 murder of 17-year-old Bianca Maldonado.

The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal from Texas death row inmate Areli Escobar, despite support for a new trial from the same prosecutors who once secured his conviction.

The justices left in place a Texas appeals court ruling that upheld the murder conviction and death sentence for Areli Escobar, even though Escobar's case is similar to that of an Oklahoma man ...