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WASHINGTON - A Texas man is awaiting his execution, scheduled for Thursday night, in the case of a 13-month-old who died during an alleged exorcism.

Thursday afternoon, the Supreme Court of the United States denied the convict's appeal to stay the execution.

Blaine Milam execution appeal denied

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Death row inmate Blaine Milam, a Rusk County native, is set to be executed by the end of the day. His death will not be stopped by the nation's highest court.

SCOTUS handed down their announcement Thursday, simply saying the application for a stay of execution and petition for a writ of habeus corpus have been denied.

The application claimed that "demonstrably unreliable and prejudicial forensic evidence" was used in Milam's trial.

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