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Criminal Justice Local News State HouseHarris County Releasing Felons Possessing Firearms on Personal Recognizance ‘30 to 40 Times a Month’

Holly HansenOctober 14, 2022

A Houston victims advocate asked lawmakers to consider adding Felon in Possession of a firearm to a law limiting personal bonds for some criminal charges.

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87th Legislature Criminal Justice Issues JudicialCourt of Criminal Appeals Blocks Melissa Lucio’s Execution, Orders Trial Court to Examine Innocence Claims

Hayden SparksApril 25, 2022

The court decided that Lucio’s innocence claims and allegations of prosecutorial misconduct deserve an examination by the trial court.

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87th Legislature Criminal JusticeState Lawmakers Confront District Attorney as Melissa Lucio’s Controversial Execution Approaches

Hayden SparksApril 13, 2022

A Cameron County jury convicted Melissa Lucio in 2008 on a charge of capital murder in the death of her two-year-old daughter.

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