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.
Texas death penalty cases of Melissa Lucio, Andre Thomas inspire new push for reforms
Houston Chronicle
McKinley, E.
03/09/2023
3 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
Capital punishment; Criminal evidence; Leach, Jeff; Lucio, Melissa; Mentally ill inmates; Moody, Joe; Rose, Toni; Thomas, Andre
Lucio stay gives her the gift of time
San Antonio Express News
Editorial
04/28/2022
3 doc(s)
Capital punishment reprieves; Death row inmates; Lucio, Melissa; Saenz, Luis V.
Stay of execution was warranted for Lucio
Beaumont Enterprise
Editorial
04/27/2022
3 doc(s)
Capital punishment reprieves; Criminal Appeals, Texas Court of; Death row inmates; Lucio, Melissa
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
Texas is right to spare Melissa Lucio, but that doesn’t mean we stop using the death penalty
Dallas Morning News
Davis, M.
04/27/2022
3 doc(s)
Capital punishment; Death row inmates; Leach, Jeff; Lucio, Melissa
Texas court halts execution of Melissa Lucio with 2 days to spare
Austin American Statesman
Lindell, C.
04/26/2022
3 doc(s)
Capital punishment reprieves; Criminal Appeals, Texas Court of; Criminal evidence; Death row inmates; Leach, Jeff; Lucio, Melissa
TEXAS DEATH ROW: Execution of mother postponed
Dallas Morning News
Wire Reports
04/26/2022
4 doc(s)
Capital punishment reprieves; Criminal Appeals, Texas Court of; Criminal evidence; Death row inmates; Leach, Jeff; Lucio, Melissa; Moody, Joe; Saenz, Luis V.
Texas appeals court delays mom’s execution
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Lozano, J.
04/26/2022
3 doc(s)
Capital punishment reprieves; Criminal Appeals, Texas Court of; Criminal evidence; Death row inmates; Lucio, Melissa
Who is Melissa Lucio, Texas mom granted a stay of execution?
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Garcia, B.
04/26/2022
3 doc(s)
Capital punishment reprieves; Criminal Appeals, Texas Court of; Death row inmates; Leach, Jeff; Lucio, Melissa; Moody, Joe
Finally! Thank goodness a court stopped death penalty in case of Texas mom Melissa Lucio
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Editorial
04/26/2022
3 doc(s)
5th Circuit Court of Appeals, U.S.; Capital punishment reprieves; Criminal Appeals, Texas Court of; Criminal evidence; Death row inmates; Leach, Jeff; Lucio, Melissa; Moody, Joe
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
A death row visit unlike any before: Eldest son ponders fate of Melissa Lucio
McAllen Monitor
Henry, R.
04/22/2022
4 doc(s)
Death row inmates; Lucio, Melissa; Saenz, Luis
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
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.