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On April 25, 2022, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals issued a stay of execution and ordered the 138th Judicial District Court of Cameron County to consider new evidence of Lucio's innocence in the death of her daughter.
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Apr 9, 2022 · Her execution is set to take place on April 27. She would be the first Latina to ever be executed in the state. The U.S. Supreme Court in October declined to review a ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit that upheld her conviction, paving the way for her execution.
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Apr 25, 2022 · Lucio is on death row and was scheduled to be executed on April 27. The execution will be halted as the 138th Judicial District Court of Cameron County considers the evidence.
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Apr 28, 2022 · Lucio, 53, was sentenced to be executed by lethal injection on April 27 for the 2007 death of her daughter, Mariah. But after the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals granted her a stay of...
Apr 26, 2022 · HOUSTON (AP) — The execution of Melissa Lucio is off. At least for now. Lucio, 52, had been set to be executed by lethal injection Wednesday for the death of her 2-year-old daughter Mariah in Harlingen, a city of about 75,000 in Texas’ southern tip.
Apr 16, 2024 · A Texas judge has ruled that death row inmate Melissa Lucio’s conviction be overturned, finding prosecutors withheld evidence withheld that could have prevented her from being found guilty...
Apr 25, 2022 · 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. Lucio was convicted of capital murder...
