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Court: Arizona governor not required to carry out execution

Jacques Billeaud, Associated Press//March 23, 2023//

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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//

  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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Tags: Ryan Thornell, Kris Mayes, death penalty, Ted Price, Aaron Gunches, Arizona Department of Correction Rehabilitation and Reentry, Katie Hobbs, Arizona Supreme Court

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