A Utah judge has scheduled Ralph Leroy Menzies, a 67-year-old man with dementia on death row for 37 years, to be executed by firing squad on September 5 for the 1986 abduction and murder of Maurine Hunsaker. Menzies’ lawyers are appealing the decision, citing his worsening cognitive state, but the judge ruled he understands his situation, with a hearing set for July 23 to reassess his competency.
Explain It To Me Like I’m 5: A judge in Utah has set a date for a man who has been in prison for a long time to be executed for a crime he committed many years ago, even though his health is getting worse and he has trouble remembering things.
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