I’ve mentioned several times that I was supporting a stay of execution in Texas for Melissa Lucio, a woman who was scheduled to be executed on April 27. I’m happy to report that her stay was approved.

“It would have shocked the public’s conscience for Melissa to be put to death based on false and incomplete medical evidence for a crime that never even happened,” said Vanessa Potkin, one of Melissa’s attorneys. “The new evidence of her innocence has never before been considered by any court. The court’s stay allows us to continue fighting alongside Melissa to overturn her wrongful conviction.”

To send a note of support to Melissa, click here.