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Supreme Court denies killer Lezmond Mitchell’s stay request; execution set for Wednesday
scheduled to die Wednesday for his role in the horrific slayings of a woman and her 9-year-old granddaughter in 2001.The Navajo Nation, which opposes the death penalty in general, had submitted the stay request to Associate Justice Elena Kagan, who referred the matter to the full court, where the request was denied, Fox News confirmed.Mitchell’s lawyers also have a clemency request pending before President Trump, The Arizona Republic reported.The Navajo Nation, of which Mitchell is a member, has also argued that the U.S.