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THANK GOODNESS! Melissa Lucio Granted Stay of Execution by Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. [View all]
Melissa Lucio will no longer face execution on April 27.
Today, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals issued a stay of execution for Melissa Lucio and ordered the 138th Judicial District Court of Cameron Country to consider new evidence of her innocence in the death of her daughter, Mariah.
Statements from Ms. Lucio and her attorneys are below.
https://innocenceproject.org/melissa-lucio-granted-stay-execution-texas-court-criminal-appeals/?
((I've actually lost sleep over this.))
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