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Apr 15, 2024 · On April 12, 2024, the Honorable Judge Arturo Nelson entered findings of fact and conclusions of law recommending that the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals (CCA) overturn Melissa Lucio’s conviction and death sentence. Judge Nelson, who presided over Melissa’s trial, found that critical information was withheld from the defense at the time of ...
Apr 16, 2024 · 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...
Apr 16, 2024 · Texas. On April 12, 2024, Judge Arturo Nelson signed an Agreed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law submitted by the prosecution and defense stating that Melissa Lucio (pictured) was not given access to favorable information in the prosecution’s possession at the time of trial.
Apr 15, 2024 · A district judge who previously presided over a woman’s capital murder case recommended last week that the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals overturn Melissa Lucio's 2008 conviction after a...
Apr 11, 2024 · Prosecutorial Accountability. Women. Texas. On April 5, 2024, Cameron County District Attorney Luis Saenz and Innocence Project attorney Vanessa Potkin released a joint statement regarding Melissa Lucio’s case, which has been pending additional review for almost two years.
Apr 16, 2024 · In a 33-page agreement, the Cameron County district attorney and Lucio's attorneys said favorable evidence withheld in her 2008 murder trial could have exonerated her. The agreement sat for 16 months, waiting for a signature from a judge.
Melissa Lucio’s culpability in the death of her two-year-old daughter turned on whether Mariah fell down a flight of stairs, as Lucio told medics and police, or was beaten, something Lucio took responsibility fo r at the end of a five-hour interrogation. The Texas Ranger who interrogated Luci o testified that her demeanor showed
