The State of Texas vs. Melissa | movie | 2021 | Official Trailer - video Dailymotion

Melissa Lucio was the first Hispanic woman sentenced to death in Texas. For ten years she has been awaiting her fate, an | dG1faE4yY0dXR085ODQ

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00:00My name is Melissa Elizabeth Lucio. I'm 48 years old. I have 14 children. I've been on that

00:19pro, 11 years. There were bruises from head to toe. There were bruises on the face, in

00:35the hair, on the chest. This was the worst case of child abuse I had ever seen.

00:43Oh my gosh. She fell all the way down. From the first step up there, all the way down here.

00:51Imagine the baby fells. The baby.

00:55And did you see her fall or did somebody tell you that that's what had happened?

00:59My son.

01:00That interview was never presented to the court. And none of those kids ever said that their

01:06mom was beating up on Mariah.

01:08It was during election time. Armando Villalobos was running again for DA. I'm the first Hispanic

01:16woman on death row. So this was a huge case for him.

01:20Bribery was endemic. He'd be compensated for favorable treatment in criminal cases.

01:30That was a plan. To put her away. My mother, poor, perfect target to help him win his election.

01:45She's not criminal. They're the criminals. They're the criminals.

01:52You were the part that never came in at that time.

01:53She barked for drugs empty, gone streets empty.

01:54Yeah.

01:55Oh no.

01:57Yeah.

01:58Oh no.

01:59You?

02:00Mm, mm.

02:01Yeah.

02:02Oh no.

02:04Oh no.

02:05Yeah.

02:06Oh!

02:07Oh no.

02:08Oh no.

02:09It is very heavenly by the grace

02:10And it was aدا�� or a certain tradition.

02:12Oh no.

02:13Yeah.

02:14Yeah.

02:15One was so strong.

02:16Yeah.

02:17Oh no.

02:18Oh.

02:20Oh no.

02:21Oh.