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The judge who presided over the murder trial of Melissa Lucio said he believes Lucio is "actually innocent" in the 2007 death of her 2-year-old daughter Mariah.. Lucio has been on death row in ...
The Cameron County judge also found the state relied on false testimony during her capital murder trial, according to court documents.
Texas' highest criminal court on Monday delayed the execution of Melissa Lucio, the only Latina on the state's death row, who was set to die Wednesday. Texas court halts execution of Melissa Lucio ...
Melissa Elizabeth Lucio (born June 18, 1969) is the first woman of Latino descent to be sentenced to death in the U.S. state of Texas.She was convicted of capital murder after the death of her two-year-old daughter, Mariah, who was found to have scattered bruising in various stages of healing, as well as injuries to her head and contusions of the kidneys, lungs and spinal cord.
The board could recommend commuting Lucio's sentence, grant a 120-day reprieve to give more time for the courts to decide Lucio's fate or uphold Wednesday's execution.
Melissa Elizabeth Lucio has been on death row for over a decade after being convicted of capital murder in the February 2007 death of her 2-year-old daughter, Mariah Alvarez. Lucio's lawyers have ...
In January 2022, Cameron County officials signed an execution warrant for Lucio, scheduled for April 27, 2022. [7] On April 25, 2022 the Texas Court of Appeals granted a stay in Lucio's case and remanded it back to trial court. The court found merit in four of Lucio's claims for clemency. [8]
Melissa Lucio, a Texas woman whose execution was delayed in 2022 amid growing doubts she fatally beat her 2-year-old daughter, had evidence suppressed at her murder trial, according to prosecutors ...