A Georgia man convicted of murdering 1 of the followers of his white supremacist group insisted that he was not to blame for the killing shortly before he was put to death Wednesday evening.

William Mark Mize said the legal system refused to accept that another 1 of his followers may have been responsible for the 1994 murder of Eddie Tucker, who was shot to death after he failed to follow Mize’s orders.

Mize’s attorneys argued that the execution should be delayed because of lingering doubt over Mize’s role in the killing. Prosecutors called Mize an unrepentant killer.

The execution was initially scheduled for Tuesday, but the Georgia Supreme Court issued a temporary stay because of a legal error.

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