She Was Set to Be Executed in Daughter's Death. Now Prosecutors and Judge Say It Was Accident, Not Murder
Melissa Elizabeth Lucio has been on death row since 2008 after being convicted of murdering her 2-year-old daughter.
Judge orders review of Alameda County death penalty cases over potential exclusion of Black and Jewish jurors
Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price said all of the California county’s death penalty cases are under review after ...
Texas judge recommends Melissa Lucio’s conviction and death sentence be overturned
A Texas judge has ruled that death row inmate Melissa Lucio’s conviction be overturned, finding prosecutors withheld evidence ...
Texas judge recommends conviction and death penalty sentence overturned for mother accused of killing daughter
Case will now go before the Texas Criminal Court of Appeals to determine whether her conviction and sentence will be ...
Federal judge orders Alameda County to review death penalty cases
The Alameda County District Attorney's office was ordered by a federal judge to review more than 30 death penalty cases after ...
Judge rules whether Nassau deputy killer's jurors have to be unanimous for death penalty
When Patrick McDowell pleaded guilty to killing Deputy Joshua Moyers, execution required a 12-0 vote. His judge has decided ...
San Antonio mom gets 45-year prison sentence for killing girl, 5
Katrina Rose Mendoza was sentenced to 45 years in prison for helping torture her 5-year-old daughter, Mercedes Losoya, to ...
Judge denies Carr brothers’ request for new sentence in death penalty murder case
A judge has denied a request by death-row inmates Jonathan and Reginald Carr to be resentenced in a December 2000 crime spree ...
Did The Exclusion of Black and Jewish Jurors Impact Dozens of Death Penalty Cases?
A shocking allegation of racial bias in death penalty cases in Alameda County, California, could have massive implications ...
Judge OKs phone surveys of jury pool for man charged in 4 University of Idaho student deaths
A judge says defense attorneys for a man charged in the deaths of four University of Idaho students can resume phone surveys ...
Judge orders review of Alameda County death penalty convictions over apparent exclusion of Jewish, Black female jurors
A judge has ordered a review of all death penalty cases from Alameda County following the discovery of prosecutors' notes ...
California judge orders review of Alameda County death penalty cases after Black and Jewish jurors' potential exclusion
Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price said all of the California county’s death penalty cases are under review after ...