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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.
Judge sets execution date for Utah death row inmate with dementia
Ralph Leroy Menzies, 67, is set to be executed on Sept. 5, but his lawyers say his deteriorating mental state, caused by ...
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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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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 ...
Utah can execute convicted murderer who has dementia, judge rules
A court sentenced Ralph Leroy Menzies to death in 1988 for kidnapping, robbing and murdering Maurine Hunsaker, a married ...
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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.