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US Supreme Court rejects stay for Texas inmate Cedric Ricks

→Defense counsel cannot block execution after US Supreme Court rejected stay

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Texas scheduled Cedric Ricks' execution by lethal injection after 6pm CT at Huntsville following denial of his final appeal.
Why it matters
Texas board denied Ricks' request for a 90-day reprieve or commutation. Lower courts denied earlier appeals alleging ineffective counsel and suppression of evidence.
Implications
  • — Defense counsel must file any remaining emergency stay petitions immediately or the execution will proceed as scheduled.

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