Edward James, a Florida death row inmate convicted of raping and killing an eight-year-old girl and murdering her grandmother, is seeking a halt to his scheduled execution by the U.S. Supreme Court. James, 63, was convicted in the 1993 crimes in Seminole County and faces lethal injection on Thursday. Despite appeals citing cognitive decline, the Florida Supreme Court and federal appeals court have rejected delays, making this the state’s second execution this year.
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