While that request was pending, an execution order filed Oct. 16 in Thomas County Superior Court set a seven-day window Online Cigarettes Store USA for the execution beginning at noon Wednesday and ending at noon Nov. 6. State officials scheduled the execution for 7 p.m. Wednesday.
The high court's order Wednesday says the execution order may be void because the application for appeal filed by Cromartie's attorneys was pending and the case was under the jurisdiction of the state Supreme Court at the time. The order instructs the lawyers for Cromartie and the state to file briefs on that issue by 8 a.m. Monday.
But lawyers for the state said in a filing Wednesday afternoon that the briefs and delay until Monday aren't necessary as Newport Cigarettes Shop they concede the order is void. They said they plan to seek a new execution warrant with an execution window from Nov. 13 to Nov. 20.
Shawn Nolan, one of Cromartie's lawyers, said in an emailed statement that they "remain hopeful that the courts will ensure that Newport box 100s cigarettes DNA testing is completed in Mr. Cromartie's case before an execution is carried out."