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Aug 5, 2013
Process takes ‘too long’
Horne considers legal action in attempt to speed up death penalty cases
The 11 convicted killers Arizona has executed since 2010 spent an average of 22 years on death row. Attorney General Tom Horne thinks that is too long. He also thinks suing the federal government will speed up the process, but others say that a successful lawsuit would bring few or no gains because Arizona lacks crimin[...]
Jan 8, 2013
High court rules in Arizona death row case
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on an Arizona case Tuesday and found that death-row prisoners don’t have to be mentally competent while their appeals are pending in federal court.
