A woman who could be the first Latina to be executed in Texas asked for clemency, saying she was wrongly convicted in the death of her two-year-old daughter.
to Gov. Greg Abbott and the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles for her death sentence to be commuted. They also asked for a 120-day reprieve from execution if the commutation is not approved.
According to attorneys and experts, Lucio’s lifetime of being abused informed her decision to eventually tell police “I guess I did it.”The Supreme Court last year
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