Hello everybody. Today we're starting with a death penalty case out of Texas, where lawmakers on both sides of the aisle worked to save a mother. |
Her case isn't over, though. Melissa Lucio still needs a court to consider overturning her conviction. But her journey to this point has been long and filled with legal red flags. | Relatives of Melissa Lucio rally in 2022 in Houston, asking Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to stop her execution. Yi-Chin Lee/Houston Chronicle |
There's a coerced confession, faulty forensics, suppressed evidence and a capital murder conviction followed by a set execution date. As time started to run out, friends, family and eventually lawmakers intervened, appealing to the state to grant Lucio clemency. - Read the full column from Nicole Russell | | | | Before Donald Trump's criminal trial started, I labeled the former president a 'frightened, clucking chicken.' By not testifying, he proved me right. | | | | Have you noticed that we rarely hear Trump brag anymore about his administration's achievement with the vaccines? | | | | The last words I spoke to George Lukacs were sincere but woefully delayed: 'Thank you, thank you, thank you.' | | | | | Sign up for the news you want | Exclusive newsletters are part of your subscription, don't miss out! We're always working to add benefits for subscribers like you. | | | | | | |
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