REGULATORY · USA
US Supreme Court rejects Cedric Ricks' final appeal
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The US Supreme Court rejected Cedric Ricks' final appeal roughly nine hours before his scheduled lethal injection, leaving him set to be executed after 6pm Central at the Huntsville state penitentiary.
Why it matters
Cedric Ricks was convicted and sentenced to death for the May 2013 killings of Roxann Sanchez and her eight-year-old son. He is scheduled to receive a lethal injection after 6pm Central at the state penitentiary in Huntsville. The US Supreme Court issued a brief order rejecting his final appeal about potential racial exclusion of jurors roughly nine hours before the scheduled execution. Earlier appeals alleging ineffective counsel and seeking suppression of evidence were previously denied.
Implications
- • State correctional authorities can proceed with execution procedures at the scheduled time and location.
- • No Supreme Court-ordered stay is in place to halt the execution tied to the juror-selection appeal.
- • Previously denied appeals alleging ineffective counsel and seeking suppression of evidence are not preventing the execution from proceeding.
Who is affected
- • State corrections officials administering executions
- • Defense attorneys for Cedric Ricks
- • Prosecutors involved in the 2013 case
- • Victims' family members
What to watch
- • Execution scheduled after 6pm Central on Wednesday
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