Melissa Elizabeth Lucio has been on death row since 2008 after being convicted of murdering her 2-year-old daughter Courtesy Innocence Project Mariah Alvarez, 2, died from head trauma in 2007.
A district judge who previously presided over a woman’s capital murder case recommended last week that the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals overturn MelissaLucio's 2008 conviction after a ...
Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. A district judge who previously ...