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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.
How disagreements about a Texas death row inmate’s guilt became a legal battle between branches of government
The Texas Supreme Court is considering whether a legislative subpoena of a death row inmate infringed on the executive branch’s power to carry out the execution.
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 fall.
Texas Supreme Court clears way for death row inmate Robert Roberson's execution. Here's why
The unanimous decision frees the state to reset Robert Roberson's execution date but suggests lawmakers may still be able to hear his testimony.
Texas can schedule Robert Roberson’s execution — but lawmakers still expect his testimony first
Roberson was convicted of killing his 2-year-old daughter in a “shaken baby” case that many say led to an innocent man’s death sentence.
Texas’ ‘junk science’ law is at the center of the Robert Roberson execution case
Texas death row inmate Robert Roberson was scheduled to be executed Oct. 17, but a subpoena by the Texas House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee to appear before the panel halted the effort after a daylong fight involving lawmakers,
Texas Supreme Court issues opinion on Robert Roberson's execution delay
The Texas Supreme Court has ruled that lawmakers cannot stop executions through a legislative subpoena after the execution of Robert Roberson was delayed last month.
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 ...
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 ...
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.
Texas mother on death row, supported by Kim Kardashian, is ‘actually innocent' of murder, judge says
A death row inmate convicted of killing her toddler daughter is “actually innocent” of murder and should be freed from ...
Major developments in two high-profile Texas death row cases
A judge recommended that Melissa Lucio's conviction should be overturned, and the Texas Supreme Court dealt a blow to Robert ...
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.
Man exonerated in Tyler murder sues city, Smith County after 20 years on death row
The East Texas man exonerated in the brutal murder of a woman in 1977 has filed a lawsuit seeking damages for his wrongful ...
“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 ...