( CNN ) -- The Mississippi Supreme Court has denied the state attorney general 's motion to set an execution date for Michelle Byrom , according to an order filed by the court Thursday afternoon . `` Having duly considered the motion and Byrom 's response , the court finds that the Motion to Reset Execution Date is not well taken and should be denied , '' the order reads . Earlier Thursday , the court said Byrom , convicted of a murder to which her son has confessed multiple times , would not be executed Thursday , as the Mississippi Supreme Court continues to review her post-conviction motion . Byrom 's motion for the court is still pending , and there is no word on when the court 's decision on that particular motion will be made , court spokeswoman Beverly Pettigrew Kraft said . Attorney General Jim Hood had requested the 57-year-old death row inmate be executed `` on or before ( the date of ) March 27 , '' Kraft said . The Mississippi Supreme Court has the final say on execution dates and they have n't yet issued a decision on the attorney general 's request . During Michelle Byrom 's original trial , prosecutors said she plotted to kill her husband , Edward Byrom Sr . He was fatally shot in his home in Iuka , Mississippi , in 1999 while Michelle was in the hospital receiving treatment for double pneumonia , but a jury convicted her based on evidence and testimony , saying she was the mastermind . Byrom Jr. admitted in jailhouse letters that he committed the murder on his own after growing tired of his father 's physical and verbal abuse , and a court-appointed psychologist has said that Byrom Jr. gave him a similar story . On the stand , Byrom Jr. pinned the murder on one of his friends , whom he said his mother hired for $ 15,000 . Following her attorney 's advice , Michelle Byrom waived her right to a jury sentencing , allowing the judge to decide her fate . He sentenced her to death . Michelle Byrom 's attorney has now filed a motion asking the court for additional discovery so the confession to the court-appointed psychologist can be fully explored . Additionally , attorneys want to depose the prosecutor from her trial , Arch Bullard , regarding his knowledge of Byrom Jr. 's confession to the psychologist . Bullard has told CNN that he firmly believes Michelle Byrom was the mastermind of the murder-for-hire plot . According to those familiar with the process , the Supreme Court typically issues opinions at 1:30 p.m. on Thursdays . The nine-member court could issue a decision regarding the Byrom case Thursday , but there is no requirement on the timeline for the decision .
NEW : State 's high court denies motion to set execution date for 57-year-old . State Supreme Court continues to review Michelle Byrom 's post-conviction motion . Michelle Byrom was convicted of masterminding her husband 's 1999 murder . She has been on death row since 2000, and is scheduled to be executed in Texas next month.