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.
He Was the World’s Longest-Held Death-Row Inmate. He Was Also Innocent.
“Conscience is the only voice that protects the life of an innocent man,” he wrote in a journal entry in 1981, when he was still lucid. “The voice of conscience echoing ever louder and higher for as long as the agonizing nights last.”
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.
Big developments in death row cases involving Robert Roberson and Melissa Lucio
A judge recommended that Melissa Lucio's conviction should be overturned, and the Texas Supreme Court dealt a blow to Robert Roberson.
Texas mother on death row, supported by Kim Kardashian, is ‘actually innocent' of murder, judge says
A death row inmate convicted of killing her toddler daughter is “actually innocent” of murder and should be freed from custody, the prisoner’s trial judge said in documents unearthed on Thursday.
Texas judge says death row inmate is innocent in daughter’s death
Melissa Lucio may be set free after findings that prosecutors withheld evidence that her 2-year-old died of an accidental fall.
Judge says death row inmate Melissa Lucio is "actually innocent," recommends 2008 conviction be overturned
Melissa Lucio has been on death row in Texas since she was convicted in the death of her 2-year-old daughter in 2008.
Alabama death row inmate Toforest Johnson seeks new hearing on conviction
Attorneys for Alabama death row inmate Toforest Johnson filed a petition in Jefferson County Circuit Court Thursday seeking a new hearing on his death sentence, citing concerns raised by the local district attorney.
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.
Death row inmate Ralph Menzies to face competency hearing
On Monday, death row inmate Ralph Menzies faces a competency hearing to determine if he is competent enough for execution.
Texas Court Allows Execution of Inmate Convicted of 'Shaken Baby' Murder
The court granted a temporary stay in October, halting the execution so it could consider the request by the legislators. But that stay was vacated on Friday, which means the execution can move ahead.
Escaping K-9 death row taught our dog a lesson we could all learn
We later learned the dogs were lounging in our front lawn and someone came to the house and left without securing the gate ...
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Death row inmate Ralph Leroy Menzies faces a competency hearing
Condemned killer Ralph Leroy Menzies is facing a competency hearing to determine if he can be executed or not.
Anti-death penalty advocates rally at Indiana Statehouse against resuming state executions
Anti-death penalty advocates called on Holcomb to stop the upcoming state execution of Joseph Corcoran and end the practice ...
Execution of death row inmate to go ahead despite new evidence that could prove crime was never committed
The execution of a prisoner on death row will go ahead despite alleged evidence that could 'prove' his innocence.
Closing arguments expected in Ohio death row inmate's bid for new trial
The death row inmate's request for a new trial hinges on evidence that wasn't presented during his trial three decades ago, ...
Harshita Brella’s neighbour heard ‘banging’ rows in days before death
A neighbour of a 24-year-old woman found dead in the boot of a car heard a “banging” row days before her body was discovered.