Texas Court of Criminal Appeals should overturn Lucio's death sentence
San Antonio Express News
Editorial
04/19/2024
3 doc(s)
Criminal appeals; Criminal Appeals, Texas Court of; Death row inmates; Leach, Jeff; Lucio, Melissa
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
Melissa Lucio gets stay of execution 2 days before scheduled killing by lethal injection
Houston Chronicle
Hennes, R.
04/26/2022
2 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.
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
Seeking clemency, lawyers argue Texas is about to execute an innocent woman
Austin American Statesman
Lindell, C.
03/23/2022
1 doc(s)
Criminal evidence; Death row inmates; Executive clemency; Lucio, Melissa
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
Small group rallies for freeing local mother on death row
McAllen Monitor
Alvarez, X.
03/20/2022
1 doc(s)
Death row inmates; Film industry; Lucio, Melissa
Catholic leaders urge Abbott to stop execution of Hispanic mother in child’s death
San Antonio Express News
Tallet, O.
03/02/2022
1 doc(s)
Catholicism; Death row inmates; Executive clemency; Lucio, Melissa
Bishop opposes execution of Harlingen mother Melissa Lucio
McAllen Monitor
Henry, R.
03/01/2022
1 doc(s)
Catholicism; Death row inmates; Lucio, Melissa
Uncertainty
McAllen Monitor
Editorial
02/22/2022
1 doc(s)
Capital punishment; Criminal appeals; Death row inmates; Lucio, Melissa
Melissa Lucio could be the first Latina executed in Texas. Family members say her crime was a tragic accident.
Houston Chronicle
Hennes, R.
02/19/2022
1 doc(s)
Death row inmates; Film industry; Lucio, Melissa
Death Row appeal continues: Lucio’s family, supporters embark on statewide tour
McAllen Monitor
Kelley, R.
02/17/2022
1 doc(s)
Criminal appeals; Death row inmates; Lucio, Melissa; Prosecutorial misconduct
Family, supporters of convicted mom rally in Harlingen
McAllen Monitor
Kelley, R.
02/10/2022
1 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Criminal appeals; Death row inmates; Executive clemency; Lucio, Melissa
