"It's really outrageous and frightening and it should concern everybody in Texas that it takes getting to this point before you can get anybody to pay attention," said Bonowitz.
Jennifer Toon did time behind bars alongside Lucio at the Mountain View Unit in Gatesville. She was among many supporters who are calling for her immediate release while the case is reviewed. Lucio was convicted in 2008 of beating her two-year-old daughter Mariah to death. She claims the toddler fell down the stairs and maintains her innocence. She also said she was coerced into a false confession.
Supporters said political corruption on behalf of the district attorney at the time Armando Villalobos, new evidence, and the alleged coerced confession, should exonerate her.
Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)
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