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Court: Arizona governor not required to carry out execution

Jacques Billeaud, Associated Press//March 23, 2023//[read_meter]

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Court: Arizona governor not required to carry out execution

Court: Arizona governor not required to carry out execution

Jacques Billeaud, Associated Press//March 23, 2023//[read_meter]

  The Arizona Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that state law doesn’t require Gov. Katie Hobbs to carry out the April 6 execution of a prisoner who was convicted of murder....

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