South Carolina is set to move forward with the execution of Freddie Owens on Friday, marking the first death row execution in the state in 13 years. Owens, 46, was convicted in the 1997 killing of convenience store clerk Irene Graves and is scheduled to be put to death by lethal injection.
Owens' attorneys filed for a stay of execution with the US Supreme Court, citing concerns over due process violations related to the lack of information provided about the lethal injection drugs and the execution team's qualifications.
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