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Texas inmate Melissa Lucio's death sentence should be overturned, judge says

Apr. 16, 2024 14:57 PM EDT

HOUSTON (AP) — A judge has recommended that the conviction and death sentence of Melissa Lucio, a Texas woman whose execution was delayed in 2022 amid growing doubts she fatally beat her 2-year-old daughter, should be overturned amid findings that evidence in her murder trial was suppressed. ...

Prosecutors say evidence was suppressed in case of Texas death row inmate Melissa Lucio

Apr. 09, 2024 13:39 PM EDT

HOUSTON (AP) — Melissa Lucio, a Texas woman whose execution was delayed in 2022 amid growing doubts she fatally beat her 2-year-old daughter, had evidence suppressed at her murder trial, according to prosecutors in the case, which has become a cause celebre among people including Kim Kardashian....