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Evidence was suppressed in case of Texas death row inmate Melissa Lucio, prosecutors say
A Texas woman whose execution was delayed in 2022 amid growing doubts she fatally beat her 2-year-old daughter had evidence suppressed at her murder trial, according to prosecutors.
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Dallas man on Texas death row says execution next week would be for a double murder he ‘did not commit'
Ivan Cantu is scheduled to be executed on February 28 for the murder of his cousin and his cousin’s girlfriend in Collin County in 2000. The Dallas native insists he’s innocent and wants a new trial.
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Time running out in effort to stop a North Texas man from being executed
A Collin County jury convicted and sentenced Ivan Cantu – to death row in a double murder over 20 years ago. NBC 5 Maria Guerrero has more.
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David Renteria executed for 2001 killing of 5-year-old girl abducted from a store
A Texas man convicted of strangling a 5-year-old girl who was taken from a Walmart store nearly 22 years ago and burning her body was executed Thursday evening.
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Man who said his death sentence was based on false expert testimony executed
A Texas man who said his death sentence was based on false and unscientific expert testimony was executed Thursday evening for killing a man during a robbery decades ago.
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Death row inmate with 40-year mental illness history ruled not competent to be executed
A Texas death row inmate with a long history of mental illness, and who tried to call Jesus Christ and John F. Kennedy as trial witnesses, is not competent to be executed, a federal judge ruled.
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Supreme Court Lets Texas Death Row Inmate Rodney Reed Pursue DNA Lawsuit
The Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that longtime Texas death row inmate Rodney Reed should have a chance to argue for testing of crime-scene evidence that he says will help clear him.
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Man Who Fatally Shot Dallas Officer in 2007 Is Executed Wednesday
A man convicted of fatally shooting a Dallas police officer nearly 16 years ago after a high-speed chase was executed on Wednesday.
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Texas Death Row Inmates File Lawsuit Over State's Solitary Confinement Policy
A group of death row inmates filed a federal lawsuit Thursday against the Texas prison system over its policy of mandatory and indefinite solitary confinement for all prisoners who are awaiting execution, saying it causes severe physical and psychological harm.
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Texas Executes Ex-Cop Who Hired Men to Kill His Wife
A former suburban Houston police officer was executed Tuesday for hiring two people to kill his estranged wife nearly 30 years ago amid a contentious divorce and custody battle.