Next on NBC 5 at 10: With just days until a Texas mother's scheduled execution, supporters around North Texas are rallying for it to be stopped.
“We’re just hoping and praying and shouting and getting on the streets and appealing to Governor Abbott, to the Board of Paroles, to do the right thing. Save this innocent life from being executed,” said Hadi Jawad with Amnesty International Dallas.but there are growing doubts about whether she fatally beat the child.
"We know that justice was not served when Melissa Lucio was put on death row when she was put through a trial that clearly shows there was a systemic failure and corruption that put her into the position she's in right now,” said Tristeza Ordex with Somos Tejas.Download NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
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