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.

(CBS News Texas) - The Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal from a Texas death row inmate whose bid for a new trial ... that upheld the murder conviction and death sentence for Areli Escobar, ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal from a Texas death row inmate convicted of killing a teen girl in Austin nearly 16 years ago. Areli Escobar's bid for a new trial ...

The Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal from a Texas death row inmate whose bid for a ... murder conviction and death sentence for Areli Escobar, even though Escobar's case is similar ...

While the decision means Escobar will remain on death row, his execution is not imminent. “Nothing in today’s decision alters the fact that Areli Escobar was wrongfully convicted, and the ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal from a Texas death row inmate whose bid for ... conviction and death sentence for Areli Escobar, even though Escobar's case ...