Florida AG opposes stay of execution for death row inmate with Parkinson's symptoms.

On Tuesday, Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody stated that an inmate with Parkinson's symptoms should not have his execution delayed, as his appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court challenging the state's lethal injection procedures arrived too late.

Loran Cole, 57, waited too long to raise his concerns about the drug cocktail causing him needless pain and suffering due to symptoms caused by his Parkinson's disease, according to Moody.

For at least seven years, Cole was aware of his symptoms of Parkinson's disease but did not challenge lethal injection as applied to him until his death warrant was signed. Moody's office stated this in a court filing on Tuesday.

Gov. Ron DeSantis signed Cole's death warrant in July, and the execution is scheduled for 6 p.m. Thursday at the Florida State Prison.

In 1994, he was found guilty of kidnapping two adult siblings while camping in the Ocala National Forest and subsequently raping the sister and killing the brother.

Cole has filed a petition to halt his execution, arguing that his right to a hearing under the 14th Amendment has been violated.

Florida cannot safely and humanely execute Cole due to his Parkinson's symptoms, which will cause his involuntary body movements to affect the placement of the intravenous lines necessary for lethal injection, his attorneys argued in court filings.

Florida's death penalty procedures are often kept secret, which has raised concerns about botched executions and the difficulty in obtaining lethal injection drugs and staff.

Last week, the Florida Supreme Court denied an appeal from Cole.

Cole has also contended that his execution should be halted due to the abuse he endured at a state-operated reform school where boys were subjected to physical and sexual assault, as well as murder, for many years.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.