USA - Texas. Chelsea Richardson, 1 of 10 women on death row in Texas, had the death sentence changed to ife in prison

Chelsea Richardson, 1 of 10 women on death row in Texas, won an appeal today that will result in a life prison sentence after her lawyer argued prosecutors improperly withheld evidence. Richardson, 27, white, was convicted of masterminding the slayings of her boyfriend's parents (Rick and Suzanna Wamsley) so he could inherit their $1.56 million estate. She was 19 at the time of the December 11, 2003 killings. A judge from another county was appointed to hear the appeal and recommended a new punishment to the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, which acted on the case today. Tarrant County prosecutors agreed to not seek the death penalty, meaning Richardson will get life and become parole eligible after 40 years. She arrived on death row in 2005 and her time there will count toward her parole eligibility. (see also May 25, 2005)