The elderly mother of death row inmate Melissa Lucio joined the calls to stay her execution on Monday morning in an 11th hour appeal to Governor Greg Abbott. Lucio, 53, is due to be executed on April 27th for the 2007 death of her baby daughter Mariah. She told police at the time that Mariah fell down the stairs and died later as a result of her injuries, but police ruled she was lying. She made a confession that lawyers and advocates now say was coerced and even the jury that convicted her is calling for a new trial in light of modern day medical evidence.
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