This undated handout photo provided by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice shows Melissa Lucio. Lawyers for Lucio, who has denied she fatally beat her 2-year-old daughter are hopeful new evidence will stop her execution on April 27.
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Texas court grants stay of execution for death row inmate
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The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals granted a stay of execution for a mom convicted of murdering her 2-year-old daughter in 2007, putting Melissa Lucio's scheduled execution on hold and sending her case back to the trial court to review new evidence. CNN's Natasha Chen reports.
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This undated handout photo provided by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice shows Melissa Lucio. Lawyers for Lucio, who has denied she fatally beat her 2-year-old daughter are hopeful new evidence will stop her execution on April 27.
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