Texas death row execution Melissa
The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles will review Melissa Lucios death sentence and make a recommendation to Gov. Prosecutors said Lucio beat the girl to death. Melissa Lucio Latest Attorneys Make Last Ditch Bid With Da To Stop Execution As Parole Board Mulls Clemency The Independent AUSTIN Texas Melissa Lucio a Texas woman on death row has been granted a stay of execution on Monday by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals according to Rep. . Melissa Lucio who was found guilty of capital murder in the death of her daughter Mariah on Feb. A growing chorus of family members and criminal justice activists who say a Texas mother on death row was wrongly convicted in the slaying of her 2-year-old daughter more than 15 years ago are begging officials to call off her execution next week. Nearly half of the jury that sentenced a Texas woman to death in 2007 for killing one of her 14 children have called for her pending execution to be stopped and a ...