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Texas appeals court rejects ruling of innocence for woman on death row for 18 years

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Vertuno, J. (2026, September 25). Texas appeals court rejects ruling of innocence for woman on death row for 18 years. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/news/world/united-states/texas-appeals-court-rejects-ruling-of-innocence-for-woman-on-death-row-for-18-years/article_117f750b-6d3d-509a-9e4c-e36bada435b8.html

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The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals overturned a lower court's ruling that declared Melissa Lucio innocent of capital murder in the death of her 2-year-old daughter, despite bipartisan calls and celebrity support for her release. The decision keeps Lucio on death row after she narrowly avoided execution in 2022 when the same court halted it for further review. Lucio’s legal team plans to take her case to federal courts next.

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The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals rejected on Thursday a ruling that declared Melissa Lucio innocent after 18 years on death row for the murder of her 2-year-old daughter. The court's decision, which was sharply divided, leaves Lucio’s fate unchanged despite bipartisan calls from lawmakers and celebrities to release her. Lucio narrowly avoided execution in 2022 when the same court ordered a review of her case two days before her scheduled lethal injection. Her legal team now plans to appeal to federal courts.

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A Texas court on Thursday rejected a ruling that a woman on death row for 18 years is innocent of capital murder in the killing of her 2-year-old daughter in a case that attracted bipartisan calls from lawmakers and celebrities to release her from prison. asserted

that → reject → prison

The sharply divided decision by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals leaves Melissa Lucio on Texas’ death row, where she narrowly escaped execution in 2022 when the same court ordered a review of her case two days before her scheduled lethal injection. asserted

court → divide → injection

Lucio’s attorneys said Thursday they will now appeal her case to federal courts. asserted

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Texas appeals court rejects ruling of innocence for woman on death row for 18 years

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