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Judge sets execution date for Ralph Menzies for 1986 murder, despite appeal
Third District Judge Matthew Bates signed an execution warrant for Ralph Menzies Wednesday, setting the date for Sept. 5.
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Lawyers of death row inmate set to die by gruelling execution method object for one specific reason
The lawyers of a death row inmate set to die by gruelling execution method have objected due to a dementia diagnosis.
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Judge signs death warrant for condemned killer Ralph Menzies
WEST JORDAN, Utah — A judge has signed a death warrant for condemned killer Ralph Leroy Menzies, setting his execution for ...
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Menzies’ attorneys petition to reevaluate competency ruling, cite ‘significant’ decline in health
Attorneys for convicted death row killer Ralph Leroy Menzies are petitioning the court for a reevaluation of his competency, ...
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Ralph Leroy Menzies can be executed, despite dementia, Utah judge says
A Utah judge on June 6 ruled a 67-year-old convicted murderer diagnosed with dementia on death row is competent enough to be executed.. A trial court sentenced Ralph Leroy Menzies to death in 1988 ...
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Judge sets execution date for Ralph Menzies for 1986 murder, despite ...
Ralph Leroy Menzies is now scheduled to be executed on Sept. 5 — although there are ways that could potentially be delayed. Menzies, 67, was found guilty of murdering Maurine Hunsaker, ...
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Menzies' lawyers file for new competency hearing
Attorneys for convicted death row killer Ralph Leroy Menzies are petitioning the court for a reevaluation of his competency, citing a “significant decline” in cognitive function.