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Arizona executions to resume, breaking 2-year pause during review of state death penalty procedures
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Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona’s top prosecutor says executions will resume in the state following a two-year pause. Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes said Wednesday she will soon seek an execution warrant for Aaron Brian Gunches.
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According to Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes, Arizona could start executing prisoners as early as 2025. The state put executions on hold when Governor Katie Hobbs ordered a review and Mayes filed a motion to withdraw the only active execution request.
The decision from Attorney General Kris Mayes comes after Gov. Katie Hobbs on Nov. 26 dismissed the retired federal magistrate she had hired in her first days in office to review the process the state uses to put people to death.
Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona’s top prosecutor says executions will resume in the state following a two-year pause. Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes said Wednesday she will soon seek an execution warrant for Aaron Brian Gunches.
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes said that she will soon seek an execution warrant for Aaron Brian Gunches, who is on death row for killing his girlfriend's ex-husband.
