Unusual misstep in Rodney Reed case prompts request for new judge

BASTROP, Texas (KXAN) — Rodney Reed wants a new judge to potentially review his request for DNA testing, after an assigned judge appears to have made an “inexplicable” error by simultaneously signing and adopting two opposing orders, according to Reed’s attorney.
Assigned Senior Judge Doug Shaver’s apparent mistake relates to Reed’s request for post-conviction DNA testing on multiple pieces of evidence, which Reed’s attorneys say could help exonerate the