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The State of Texas vs. Melissa
Directed by
Sabrina Van Tassel
Not Rated
2020
1h 42m
Documentary
6.1
83%
22%
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Melissa Lucio was the first Hispanic woman sentenced to death in Texas. For ten years she has been awaiting her fate, and now faces her last appeal.
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Cast of The State of Texas vs. Melissa
Melissa Lucio
Herself
Sabrina Van Tassel
Director / Writer / Producer
Isaac Sharry
Producer
The State of Texas vs. Melissa Ratings & Reviews
World Socialist Web Site
Joanne Laurier
The State of Texas vs. Melissa is a telling and compelling snapshot of the brutality of everyday life in capitalist America.
Culture Mix
Carla Hay
The State of Texas vs. Melissa does an impressive job of presenting different perspectives of this very complicated case. It's a cautionary tale of how difficult it can be for defendants to overcome a recanted confession.
Cinemalogue
Todd Jorgenson
Nobody deserves the sort of shoddy judicial treatment that has landed Melissa Lucio on death row, but this unfocused documentary's eagerness to generate sympathy for its subject clouds its social-justice message.
Austin Chronicle
Sarah Marloff
Though it's a gut-wrenching story, The State of Texas vs. Melissa, works hard to offer viewers the smallest semblance of hope.
1More Film Blog
Kenneth R. Morefield
The film is effective, and I recommend it, but it struggles to find a frame for the story that makes it significant beyond the bare facts of the individual case.
Film Inquiry
Stephanie Archer
The State of Texas vs. Melissa unfolds slowly, meticulously, and with intent. Every question you find arising will be answered - but in time.
Moveable Fest
Stephen Saito
"The State of Texas vs. Melissa" proves there was criminal negligence, just not necessarily how you would think.
AwardsCircuit.com
Courtney Howard
This plays like a horror movie for anyone who isn't a white, wealthy man.
A Reel of One's Own
Andrea Thompson
That Sabrina Van Tassel is able to convey the bafflingly wide array of information available in a fairly calm and reasonable manner is an accomplishment in itself.
Film Threat
Lorry Kikta
Director Sabrina Van Tassel does an excellent job of drawing in the audience to the labyrinthian case of Melissa Lucio.
812filmreviews
Robert Daniels
The State of Texas vs. Melissa, is a heart wrenching and urgent example of justice rendered incorrectly.
The Hollywood Reporter
John DeFore
Though any effort to draw attention to a wrongful death sentence deserves some kind of support, this one seems unlikely to have any effect on its subject's case one way or the other.
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