As of 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 14, the U.S. Supreme Court has yet to issue a ruling on Mississippi death row inmate Charles Ray Crawford's petition to halt his scheduled execution.

Crawford's execution is set for 6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 15, at the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman.

Court records filed Oct. 1 show Crawford's legal team asked the U.S. Supreme Court to block his execution and to take up his case, saying his Sixth Amendment rights were violated when his then-attorneys conceded his guilt to the jury during his criminal trial, despite Crawford's objections.

The State of Mississippi argued in its response filed Oct. 9 that Crawford's filings are a last-minute effort to halt his execution, years after the case was decided and far too late to be raised now.

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