Lucio, Texas

Judge says death row inmate Melissa Lucio is "actually innocent," recommends 2008 conviction be overturned
Melissa Lucio has been on death row in Texas since she was convicted in the death of her 2-year-old daughter in 2008.
Judge Declares Texas Mom Melissa Lucio "Actually Innocent" in Daughter's Death, Overturns Death Row Conviction
Judge Arturo Nelson declares Texas inmate Melissa Lucio "actually innocent" in the 2007 death of her daughter.
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 daughter have received a significant boost.
Texas Mother on Death Row 'Actually Innocent' in Daughter's Death, Judge Says: 'She Did Not Kill Her'
A Texas judge says that a mother who was previously convicted in 2008 of capital murder in the February 2007 death of her 2-year-old daughter is 'actually innocent,' as Texas’s Court of Criminal Appeals can now decide on her release.
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 two-year-old daughter Mariah Alvarez who had turned purple and unresponsive at
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 court intervened in 2022. Now, a judge says Lucio never committed the crime at all.
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 overturned. The state’s highest criminal court will now decide.
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 presented false testimony and suppressed evidence proving the death of Lucio’s daughter,
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Death row inmate Melissa Lucio 'innocent' in daughter's death, judge finds
(GATESVILLE, Tx.) — The family of Melissa Lucio, a death row inmate whose execution was delayed in 2022, expressed hope ...
Melissa Lucio case: Girl's death was accident, not murder, judge says
Melissa Lucio was found guilty of murdering her 2-year-old daughter, who died in 2007. A judge now says she's innocent.
“Actually innocent” | Judge recommends overturning death row inmate Melissa Lucio’s conviction, sending case to Texas high court
Judge Arturo Nelson said there was clear and convincing evidence that the death of Lucio’s 2-year-old daughter, Mariah, was ...
Melissa Lucio Could Have Texas Death Sentence Overturned
"After 16 years on death row, it's time for the nightmare to end," Vanessa Potkin, one of Lucio's attorneys said.