Judge Declares Texas Mom Melissa Lucio "Actually Innocent" in Daughter's Death, Overturns Death Row Conviction
Judge Arturo Nelson declares Texas inmate Melissa Lucio "actually innocent" in the 2007 death of her daughter.
Death row mom Melissa Lucio found innocent 16 years after conviction for 2-year-old daughter's death
Lucio has long maintained she is innocent and her daughter Mariah died of a head injury sustained in an accidental fall down a steep staircase two days before her death
Texas Mother on Death Row 'Actually Innocent' in Daughter's Death, Judge Says: 'She Did Not Kill Her'
A Texas judge says that a mother who was previously convicted in 2008 of capital murder in the February 2007 death of her 2-year-old daughter is 'actually innocent,' as Texas’s Court of Criminal Appeals can now decide on her release.
Death row inmate Melissa Lucio 'innocent' in daughter's death, judge finds
The family of Melissa Lucio expressed hope that the death row inmate would be freed after a judge concluded that Lucio is “innocent” in the death of her daughter.
Texas death row inmate is ‘actually innocent’ of killing her daughter, judge says
Efforts to free Melissa Lucio, a Texas woman whose execution was delayed in 2022 amid growing doubts she fatally beat her 2-year-old daughter, were significantly bolstered after a judge concluded that she is “actually innocent” of capital murder.
Texas mom on death row ‘actually innocent’ after new evidence and Kim Kardashian intervention
Melissa Lucio, a mother of 14 living in Brownsville, Texas, was arrested and charged in 2007 for the murder of her two-year-old daughter Mariah Alvarez who had turned purple and unresponsive at
“Actually innocent” | Judge recommends overturning death row inmate Melissa Lucio’s conviction, sending case to Texas high court
Judge Arturo Nelson said there was clear and convincing evidence that the death of Lucio’s 2-year-old daughter, Mariah, was caused by a fall.
A Texas death row inmate is ‘actually innocent’ of her toddler’s murder and her conviction should be overturned, judge finds
Melissa Lucio was two days away from being put to death in Texas for the murder of her 2-year-old daughter when an appeals court intervened in 2022. Now, a judge says Lucio never committed the crime at all.
Texas inmate Melissa Lucio is 'actually innocent' of killing daughter, judge says
The mother long maintained her innocence and that her 2-year-old daughter died after accidentally falling down the stairs. She was originally accused of beating her daughter.
Texas death row developments: Stay of execution blocked for Robert Roberson, Melissa Lucio ruled innocent
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Melissa Lucio case: Girl's death was accident, not murder, judge says
"Applicant is actually innocent; she did not kill her daughter," wrote Arturo Nelson, who presided over the original murder trial. The judge's filing was signed in October but only made public ...