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Mississippi is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to deny a request to stop the execution of Charles Ray Crawford.

Crawford, on death row for over 30 years, was convicted of the 1993 kidnapping, rape, and murder of a college student.

Crawford's attorneys argue his Sixth Amendment rights were violated when his trial counsel conceded his guilt against his wishes.

The state contends that Crawford's legal filings are a last-minute effort and that his guilt is not in question.

More than a week after Charles Ray Crawford filed an emergency petition in the U.S. Supreme Court to stop his execution, the State of Mississippi is asking the Court to deny Crawford's request.

Crawford, 59, has spent more than 30 years on death row and is scheduled to face execution at 6 p.m. Oct

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