New Hope for Melissa Lucio

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Latino USA provides an update to a story we recently did about Melissa Lucio, the first Latina on death row in Texas.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Phone call between Melissa Lucio and Texas State Representative Jeff Leach: Melissa: Hello? Jeff: Melissa? Melissa: Yes? Jeff: This is Jeff Leach. Melissa: Yes sir. Jeff: How are you today? Melissa: I’m doing fine, how are you? Jeff: Have you heard the news? Melissa: No, what? Jeff: You haven’t heard the news yet? Melissa: No, what happened? Jeff: The Court of Criminal Appeals issued a stay of your execution for Wednesday. Melissa: Are you serious?! Are you serious? (starts crying) Jeff: We just got word about 15 minutes ago. Melissa: Oh my God! That is wonderful! (crying)

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