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The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected a request for a stay of the execution in the unusual and controversial case of Napoleon Beazley.

Beazley is scheduled to die by lethal injection in Texas Wednesday at 6 p.m. (7 p.m. EDT) for the 1994 killing of John Luttig during a carjacking attempt. Beazley was 17 at the time.

VIDEO In the case of Napoleon Beazley, the Supreme Court refused to stop the execution. Law professor Mary Cheh talks to Daryn Kagan about the decison. Play video (QuickTime, Real or Windows Media)

Luttig was the father of J. Michael Luttig, a prominent federal judge with ties to Justices Antonin Scalia, Clarence Thomas and David Souter.

The three justices recused themselves from the case because of their relationships with Luttig, leading to a 3-3-3 tie.

George Washington University Law professor Mary Cheh explained that decision and other issues in the case on CNN Live This Morning.