News Melissa Lucio hopes to ‘prove my innocence’ after Texas court grants stay of execution April 25, 2022April 25, 2022 Cady Stanton, USA TODAY Comments Off on Melissa Lucio hopes to ‘prove my innocence’ after Texas court grants stay of execution The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals on Monday issued a stay of execution for Melissa Lucio, on death row for the murder of her 2-year-old daughter.