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Texas inmate Melissa Lucio’s death sentence should be overturned, judge says

A Texas judge recommended overturning the conviction and sentence of a mother on death row, due to withheld evidence.
Prosecutors failed to disclose key evidence that could have impacted the mother's guilt in her daughter's 2007 death.
The decision may lead to a new outcome in the case involving the death of the 2-year-old girl.

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Texas inmate Melissa Lucio’s death sentence should be overturned, judge says

HOUSTON (AP) — A judge has recommended that the conviction and death sentence of Melissa Lucio, a Texas woman whose execution was delayed in 2022 amid growing doubts she fatally beat her 2-year-old daughter, should be overturned amid findings that evidence in her murder trial was suppressed.Senior State District Judge Arturo Nelson on Friday approved...

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Texas judge recommends Melissa Lucio’s conviction and death sentence be overturned

By Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — A Texas judge last week recommended the conviction and sentence of a mother on death row be overturned, finding prosecutors withheld key evidence that could have prevented her from being found guilty in the 2007 death of her 2-year-old daughter. The evidence – namely a Child Protective Services report and interviews with inmate Melissa Lucio’s surviving children – would have corroborated the defense’s theory at trial…

19 days ago·Colorado Springs, United States

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Texas judge recommends Melissa Lucio’s conviction and death sentence be overturned

19 days ago·Idaho Falls, United States

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Texas inmate Melissa Lucio's death sentence should be overturned, judge says

By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — A judge has recommended that the conviction and death sentence of Melissa Lucio, a Texas woman whose execution was delayed in 2022 amid growing doubts she fatally beat her 2-year-old daughter, should be overturned amid findings that evidence in her murder trial was suppressed. Senior State District Judge Arturo Nelson on Friday approved an agreement between prosecutors and Lucio’s attorneys that …

19 days ago·Panama City, United States

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Texas inmate Melissa Lucio's death sentence should be overturned, judge says

A judge has recommended that the conviction and death sentence of Melissa Lucio, a Texas woman whose execution was delayed in 2022 amid growing doubts she fatally beat her 2-year-old daughter, should be overturned amid findings that evidence in her murder trial was suppressed.Senior State District Judge Arturo Nelson on Friday approved an agreement between prosecutors and Lucio’s attorneys that found the suppressed evidence, including witness st…

19 days ago·Miami, United States

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Texas inmate Melissa Lucio's death sentence should be overturned, judge says

A Texas judge recommended the conviction and death sentence of inmate Melissa Lucio, who has spent decades in prison, should be overturned amid growing doubts she fatally beat her 2-year-old.

19 days ago·Houston, United States

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