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Utah death-row inmate Ralph Menzies appeals decision that he’s competent enough for execution
Attorneys for Ralph Menzies have appealed to the Utah Supreme Court a judge's decision that he is competent enough to be ...
Utah can execute murderer Ralph Menzies, who is competent enough to understand his punishment, judge rules
A judge has ruled that Ralph Leroy Menzies is competent enough to be executed for the 1986 kidnapping and death of a Utah ...
Judge deems death-row inmate Ralph Menzies competent for execution despite dementia
A man convicted of abducting, robbing and killing a Salt Lake woman in 1988 is competent to be executed despite suffering ...
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 ...
Utah judge rules a convicted killer with dementia is competent to be executed
A convicted killer in Utah who developed dementia while on death row for 37 years is competent enough to be executed, a state ...
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Utah can execute convicted murderer who has dementia, judge rules
A trial court sentenced Ralph Leroy Menzies to death in 1988 for kidnapping, robbing and murdering 26-year-old Maurine Hunsaker, a married mother with three children. Since then, Menzies has been ...
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Utah Judge Rules Man on Death Row with Dementia Is Competent for Execution
A Utah judge ruled that Ralph Leroy Menzies, who has spent nearly 40 years on death row and was recently diagnosed with ...
Utah killer with dementia is competent enough for death sentence to be carried out, judge rules
A convicted killer in Utah who developed dementia during his time on death row is competent enough to be executed, a state judge ruled on Friday.
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Utah judge rules a convicted killer with dementia is competent to be executed
Ralph Leroy Menzies, 67, was sentenced to die in 1988 for killing Utah mother of three Maurine Hunsaker. Despite his recent cognitive decline, Menzies “consistently and rationally understands ...
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Utah can execute murderer Ralph Menzies, who is competent enough to understand his punishment, judge rules
Ralph Leroy Menzies is mentally competent enough to face execution by a firing squad for the 1986 kidnapping and killing of a Utah woman, a state judge has ruled. The ruling from 3rd District ...