Associated Press
JACKS0N, Miss. (AP) - Attorneys for death row inmate Charles Ray Crawford are to argue before the Mississippi Supreme Court that the man's 1994 rape conviction should be tossed out because he received poor legal representation at his trial.
Oral arguments will be heard in Jackson on Monday.
Crawford, now 49, is on death row for the 1992 slaying of Kristy Ray in the Chalybeate community in Tippah County. Crawford argues he received ineffective counsel to defend himself against the rape charge, which were used by prosecutors to seek the death penalty.
The Supreme Court refused in December to throw out Crawford's appeal of his 1994 rape conviction. Prosecutors argue Crawford got a fair trial and that if there was any error, it was Crawford's for waiting 20 years to file an appeal.
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