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Mom in 2007 child’s death should be free Houston Chronicle Editorial 04/18/2024 8 doc(s) Criminal appeals; Criminal evidence; Death row inmates; Law enforcement misconduct; Prosecutorial misconduct
Prosecutors say evidence was suppressed in case of Texas death row inmate Melissa Lucio San Antonio Express News Lozano, J. 04/10/2024 5 doc(s) Capital punishment reprieves; Child Protective Services; Criminal Appeals, Texas Court of; Criminal evidence; Death row inmates; Lucio, Melissa; Saenz, Luis V.
Melissa Lucio deserves a new trial Dallas Morning News Editorial 04/27/2022 6 doc(s) Capital punishment reprieves; Criminal Appeals, Texas Court of; Criminal evidence; Death row inmates; Leach, Jeff; Lucio, Melissa
DEATH ROW: Pleas for woman growing Dallas Morning News Henry, R. 04/25/2022 4 doc(s) Death row inmates; Executive clemency; Leach, Jeff; Lucio, Melissa; Saenz, Luis V.
How many innocent people are executed in Texas? Melissa Lucio case spotlights a troubling list Houston Chronicle McKinley, E. 04/25/2022 5 doc(s) Capital punishment; Death row inmates; Lucio, Melissa; State comparisons; Wrongful convictions
EXPLAINER: Concern mounts as Melissa Lucio’s execution nears Houston Chronicle Lozano, J. 04/25/2022 4 doc(s) Death row inmates; Executive clemency; Lucio, Melissa; Women inmates
As Melissa Lucio’s fate hangs in balance, prosecutors chart two different paths over death penalty McAllen Monitor Henry, R. 04/24/2022 4 doc(s) Capital punishment; Capital punishment reprieves; Death row inmates; District attorneys; Leach, Jeff; Lucio, Melissa; Misconduct in office; Nueces County; Saenz, Luis; Villalobos, Armando
With Melissa Lucio's execution just days away, her family hopes and prays for a miracle Houston Chronicle Hennes, R. 04/23/2022 2 doc(s) Death row inmates; Executive clemency; Lucio, Eddie, Jr.; Lucio, Melissa
Is Melissa Lucio innocent? If Texas executes her, we’ll never know. Houston Chronicle Editorial 04/17/2022 4 doc(s) Death row inmates; Executive clemency; Lucio, Melissa
Biases unjustly put this mother on death row San Antonio Express News Murphey, D. 04/17/2022 2 doc(s) Death row inmates; Lucio, Melissa
If Lucio is executed, no cleansing such a moral stain San Antonio Express News Clack, C. 04/17/2022 4 doc(s) Death row inmates; Executive clemency; Leach, Jeff; Lucio, Melissa; Saenz, Luis V.
Today, and all days, faith guiding Lucio San Antonio Express News Preyor-Johnson, N. 04/17/2022 4 doc(s) Clergy; Death row inmates; Leach, Jeff; Lucio, Melissa
More than half of Texas senators join growing call to stop Melissa Lucio's execution Houston Chronicle Hennes, R. 04/16/2022 4 doc(s) Death row inmates; Lucio, Eddie, Jr.; Lucio, Melissa
Melissa Lucio death-penalty case concerns deserve to be heard Lubbock Avalanche Journal Editorial 04/16/2022 4 doc(s) Death row inmates; Lucio, Melissa; Saenz, Luis V.
I’m a former Texas prosecutor. Executing Melissa Lucio is unjust Dallas Morning News Simone, C. 04/15/2022 2 doc(s) Death row inmates; Lucio, Melissa
Death Row Debate Austin American Statesman Lindell, C. 04/14/2022 3 doc(s) Death row inmates; Executive clemency; Leach, Jeff; Lucio, Melissa; Moody, Joe; Saenz, Luis V.
Texas DA stuns lawmakers as he refuses to stop Lucio execution, says he might do it later Houston Chronicle Hennes, R. 04/13/2022 3 doc(s) Cameron County; Criminal appeals; Death row inmates; District attorneys; Leach, Jeff; Lucio, Melissa; Saenz, Luis V.
In tense hearing, DA and former juror testify on death row case McAllen Monitor Henry, R. 04/13/2022 3 doc(s) Death row inmates; Juries; Leach, Jeff; Lucio, Melissa; Saenz, Luis V.
The bipartisan case for the life of Melissa Lucio Houston Chronicle Leach, J. 04/10/2022 2 doc(s) Capital punishment; Death row inmates; Leach, Jeff; Legislative caucuses; Lucio, Melissa; Moody, Joe
Kardashian calls on Abbott to stop execution Houston Chronicle Hennes, R. 04/09/2022 3 doc(s) Death row inmates; Executive clemency; Lucio, Melissa
Lawmakers will visit death row inmate Austin American Statesman Lozano, J. 04/07/2022 2 doc(s) Death row inmates; Executive clemency; Leach, Jeff; Lucio, Melissa; Moody, Joe
Kim Kardashian urges governor to stop execution of Melissa Lucio McAllen Monitor Henry, R. 04/06/2022 1 doc(s) Death row inmates; Lucio, Melissa
Lawyers hope new evidence stops execution Dallas Morning News Lozano, J. 04/03/2022 2 doc(s) Child abuse; Death row inmates; Executive clemency; Lucio, Melissa
Opinion: I voted to sentence Melissa Lucio to death. I was wrong. Houston Chronicle Galvan Jr., J. 04/03/2022 2 doc(s) Death row inmates; Juries; Lucio, Melissa
As questions mount, stop execution of Latina mother San Antonio Express News Editorial 04/03/2022 2 doc(s) Death row inmates; Executive clemency; Leach, Jeff; Lucio, Melissa; Prosecutorial misconduct
Neglectful mom looked guilty, so state ran with it San Antonio Express News Preyor-Johnson, N. 04/03/2022 2 doc(s) Child abuse; Child Protective Services; Death row inmates; Executive clemency; Lucio, Melissa
Woman scheduled for execution next month might be innocent Houston Chronicle Grieder, E. 03/30/2022 1 TX bill 2 doc(s) Child abuse; Death row inmates; Executive clemency; Hull, Lacey; Leach, Jeff; Lucio, Melissa; Thompson, Senfronia
Melissa Lucio deserves the chance to prove her innocence Austin American Statesman Overton, H. 03/27/2022 2 doc(s) Death row inmates; Executive clemency; Lucio, Melissa
Melissa Lucio's case one that cries out for mercy Lubbock Avalanche Journal Rincones, J. 03/27/2022 2 doc(s) Criminal evidence; Death row inmates; Executive clemency; Lucio, Melissa
Bipartisan majority of Texas House urges clemency for death row inmate Melissa Lucio Austin American Statesman Lindell, C. 03/25/2022 3 doc(s) Death row inmates; Executive clemency; Hull, Lacey; Leach, Jeff; Lucio, Melissa; Thompson, Senfronia
More than 80 Texas lawmakers request reprieve for Melissa Lucio, scheduled for execution in April San Antonio Express News McKinley, E. 03/25/2022 2 doc(s) Anchía, Rafael; Child abuse; Death row inmates; Executive clemency; Hull, Lacey; Leach, Jeff; Lucio, Melissa; Pardons and Paroles, Texas Board of
Melissa Lucio files clemency application in death penalty case McAllen Monitor Martinez, L. 03/23/2022 2 doc(s) Criminal appeals; Criminal evidence; Death row inmates; Executive clemency; Lucio, Melissa