Texas Judge Finds Mother on Death Row Innocent in Daughter’s Death
In a court filing, the judge said the conviction of Melissa Lucio, whose scheduled execution in 2022 was halted, should be ...
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A Judge Just Gave This Woman on Death Row The Best News Ever
Lucio scored another enormous legal victory this week after Senior State District Judge Arturo Nelson — the same judge who oversaw her murder trial — issued a ruling finding that the prosecutors ...
Texas inmate Melissa Lucio is ‘actually innocent’ of killing daughter, judge says
Efforts to free a Texas woman whose execution was delayed in 2022 amid growing doubts she fatally beat her 2-year-old ...
A Texas death row inmate is ‘actually innocent’ of her toddler’s murder and her conviction should be overturned, judge finds
Melissa Lucio was two days away from being put to death in Texas for the murder of her 2-year-old daughter when an appeals ...
Texas judge says death row inmate is innocent in daughter’s death
Melissa Lucio may be set free after findings that prosecutors withheld evidence that her 2-year-old died of an accidental ...
Trump execution restart to put Boston Marathon bomber, Charleston church shooter, more killers in hot seat
A look at some of the 40 federal inmates awaiting execution on death row whose sentences were put on pause under the Biden-Harris administration.
Lawsuit says it's unconstitutional for Texas to bar felons from becoming social workers
The bill states concerns over the prevalence of licensed health care professionals using their position to commit crimes ...
Texas mom on death row ‘actually innocent’ after new evidence and Kim Kardashian intervention
Melissa Lucio, a mother of 14 living in Brownsville, Texas, was arrested and charged in 2007 for the murder of her ...
US Supreme Court tosses intellectual disability ruling on death row inmate
Convicted murderer beat victim with hammer and saw IQ scores at issue in legal fight over death sentence Atlanta-based ...
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Vietnam death row tycoon’s appeal begins
HANOI, Vietnam — The appeal of a Vietnamese property tycoon given the death penalty for fraud totaling $27 billion will begin on Monday after she pleaded for a more “lenient and humane ...
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Robert Roberson’s death row case raises questions over capital punishment fairness
The legal standoff continues over Texas death row inmate Robert Roberson and a subpoena calling for him to testify before the Texas House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence. Texas Attorney ...
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Appeal begins for Vietnam death row tycoon
HO CHI MINH CITY: The appeal of a Vietnamese property tycoon sentenced to death for fraud totalling US$27 billion began on Monday (Nov 4) after she pleaded for a more "lenient and humane" sentence.