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Board denies clemency for Arizona death-row inmate
A longtime Arizona death-row inmate set to be executed next week told a state clemency board Friday that he remembers some sexual activity with his adoptive mother on the night he killed her but can't remember strangling, stabbing, suffocating or dismembering her.
State asked to stay execution of man who killed mother
Lawyers for death row inmate Robert Henry Moormann have asked the Arizona Supreme Court to stay his scheduled Feb. 29 execution.
Inmates sue over execution protocol
Three inmates on Arizona's death row have sued the governor, the state corrections director and those who conduct executions, arguing that a new execution protocol violates their constitutional rights.
Brewer’s visit ‘may have fueled a fire’ on disputed mining project
As the Florence Town Council contemplates whether to approve a controversial copper mine, the shadow of the Governor’s Office is looming over Town Hall.
Inmate headed for execution to ask for mercy
An Arizona death-row inmate convicted of fatally beating a man is asking the state's clemency board for mercy.
Clemency board to consider death-row inmate’s case
Arizona's clemency board is set to decide Monday whether to stop or delay this week's scheduled execution of a death-row inmate convicted in the 1988 molestation and murder of a 9-year-old Yuma girl.
ACLU: Pinal County jails inhumane for immigrants
A report by American Civil Liberties Union criticizes living conditions and policies for immigrants at detention centers in Pinal County.
Arizona death-row inmate asks for mercy, apologizes
An Arizona death-row inmate convicted of killing a man and a teenager after raping and torturing is asking a state clemency board to show him mercy and change his death sentence to life in prison.
Arizona clemency board won’t stop execution
Arizona's clemency board has turned down a death-row inmate's request that his sentence be commuted to life in prison or that his scheduled execution be delayed.
Convicted Arizona killer seeking stay of execution
Lawyers for a condemned convicted killer have filed a second motion with the Arizona Supreme Court seeking a stay from his scheduled March 29 execution.
AZ execution scheduled for 10 am remains on hold
Arizona inmate Jeffrey Landrigan was scheduled to die at 10 a.m. Arizona time Tuesday.
Court battles continue on eve of Arizona execution
Arizona death row inmate Jeffrey Landrigan's scheduled execution is just a day away, and action is expected in both state and federal courts Monday as his lawyers try to block it.
