Melissa Lucio supporters call on taxpayers to oppose county resources for new trial
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Supporters of Melissa Lucio launched a new approach outside the federal courthouse in Brownsville on Saturday.
Supporters are calling on taxpayers to oppose spending county resources on a new trial for Lucio, saying the county can't win it.
"We're asking Cameron County to stop wasting our tax dollars and free Melissa Lucio now," one supporter said.
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Lucio's execution was delayed by a state appeals court late last month.
Lucio remains on death row following the murder conviction for the death of her 2-year-old daughter.
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Prosecutors say she beat the girl to death.
Lucio, her legal team and supporters say the child died after a fall down a flight of stairs.
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