Appeals court rejects finding that Texas death row inmate Melissa Lucio is innocent
An appeals court has rejected a district judge's 2024 finding that death row inmate Melissa Lucio is innocent. The lower court had previously ruled that the state suppressed evidence in her case.
A district judge found Lucio “actually innocent" in 2024 and ruled the state had suppressed evidence in her death penalty case.
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